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HOUSTON — Jeff Ter-rell recently completed an internship at NASA’s John-
son Space Center in Hous-ton, where he worked on training and flight control documentation develop-ment for flight controllers in mission control.
A student at Texas A&M University, Terrell landed a NASA internship through the Texas Aerospace Schol-ars Internship Program.
Terrell interned with the International Space Station Mechanisms & Mainte-nance Division within the Mission Operations Di-rectorate, the organization responsible for planning, directing, managing and implementing overall mis-sion operations and pro-viding flight controller and flight crew training and simulations.
Within the division, Ter-rell supported the Opera-tions Support Officer flight
controllers who manage all in-orbit maintenance ac-tivities on the space station, including development, training and analysis of procedures on the ground before they are carried out in space.
“I think this experience has allowed me to sharpen my skills as a team player, as an engineer and as a pro-fessional,” Terrell said. “I learned a lot about what it takes to keep an incredible feat of modern engineering such as the International Space Station in top shape. NASA is alive and well and I’m excited to be a part of the next step in space exploration and human spaceflight.”
“Jeff has obviously found where he wants to be, now it’s just a matter of doing,”
Four juveniles are in custody and police are pre-paring to detain a fifth in connection with nine bur-glaries which took place in Gonzales from June 6-18 — including the break-in and vandalism which caused extensive damage at the
Gonzales Youth Center.Gonzales Police Capt.
Alan Taylor said Friday that other agencies, including the Gonzales County Sher-iff ’s Office, Luling Police Dept. and Caldwell County Sheriff ’s Office, are also pursuing investigations into the group of juveniles which may result in more
Gonzales native and bull rider Zach Miles has had his fair share of injuries while trying to stay on the ferocious animal for at least eight seconds.
So far, this year Miles has injured his knee and bro-ken his foot.
Back in March, he frac-tured his foot in three dif-
ferent spots. He’s also en-dured a torn meniscus and injured his posterior cruci-ate ligament (PCL)
“This year has not been very forgiving to me,” Miles said.
Getting injured is some-thing professional bull rid-ers accept as part of their sport, however.
“It was about time for me to sustain an injury that keeps me out,” Miles said.
“I think I am good for an-other four years or so be-fore I get my next one.”
The time off Miles had
to take forced him to miss the Challenger Series this spring.
The rehabilitation/heal-ing process is fairly simple for Miles: lots of rest, and some casts.
“I had to hop around on crutches a lot,” Miles said. “They had to put me in the big aircast and then those flat, ugly shoes.”
He is just now getting
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Gonzales man’s son wrapsup internship with NASA
Miles hoping to bounce back in Gonzales PBR
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City dismissesparks director
It’s fun to stay at ... Main StreetVolunteers with Gonzales Main Street were lured on stage Friday and coerced into an impromptu perfor-mance of “Y-M-C-A” during a very spirited show from Vince Vance & The Valiants as part of the main Street Concert Series. For more photos from Friday’s fun, see Page D1. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
Youths face chargesin area burglaries
BURGLARIES, Page A7
CITY, Page A7
Zach Miles
City of Gonzales Parks and Recreation director Kelly Penewitt, hired just a half-year ago, has been dis-missed, City Manager Allen Barnes has confirmed.
Penewitt apparently sold some city-owned golf carts without first declar-ing them surplus and seek-
ing approval from the City Council. Barnes said that while her actions were not illegal, it was a violation of established procedures for the city.
“She sold them, and they hadn’t even been declared as surplus,” Councilman Lorenzo Hernandez said. “You can’t do that.”
Barnes would not com-
By DAVE MUNDY
By DAVE MUNDY
By MARK LUBE
Heading off to CongressJeff Terrell of College Station recently completed an internship with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Terrell, who is the son of David Terrell of Gon-zales, is scheduled to graduate from Texas A&M University in May 2014 and is majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. (Courtesy photo)
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LOCKHART — Sheriff Daniel C. Law announced that on Friday, June 22 at about 8 a.m., a Sheriff ’s Office detective was con-ducting a periodic surveil-lance in the 200 block of S. Colorado Street in Lock-hart. Officers had received information of possible narcotics trafficking in that area.
A gray-colored passen-ger car was observed pull-ing into the parking lot in the northwest corner of the intersection of Hwy 183 and Prairie Lea Street.
The officer observed a male passenger lighting and smoking a small pipe in a way that indicated he was smoking narcot-
ics while in the vehicle. The officer drove into the parking lot and made con-tact subject. The officer detected a strong odor of marijuana from the inside of the vehicle before tak-ing the suspect out of the vehicle and placed him un-der arrest.
Further investigation revealed marijuana and hashish in a coffee creamer container and a pill bottle containing 12 pills identi-fied as Xanax, a controlled substance. Other drug-related items were seized indicating that the suspect was trafficking in narcotics.
The Lockhart Police De-partment assisted in the in-vestigation and transported the suspect to the Sheriff ’s Office.
The suspect was identi-
fied to be William Deane Young, 28 of Lockhart. Young was charged with possession of marijuana less than two ounces great-er than four ounces and possession of controlled substance less than 28 grams.
Young was released after posting $12,000 bond.
Caldwell County Sher-iff’s Office Report from June 22-28
June 22A discharge of a firearm
complaint on Tower Road, west of Lockhart.
A burglary of a habita-tion complaint in the 300 block of Martindale Lake Road, near Maxwell.
A discharge of a firearm complaint in the 2100 block of Homannville Trail, in Lytton Springs.
Deputies arrested one suspect for Outstanding Warrants.
June 23An assist Luling PD on
Hackberry Street at Fan-nin Street, in Luling.
An assist DPS with a vehicle search on Hwy 183 at the double bridges north of Luling.
An assist Lockhart PD on Commerce Street at Hwy 183, in Lockhart.
An assist Mustang Ridge PD in the 12000 block of Hwy 183, in Tra-vis County.
An assist Hays County SO on Old Bastrop Road, near San Marcos.
A disorderly conduct loud music complaint in the 10000 block of FM 1854, in Lytton Springs.
A discharge of a firearm complaint at Don’s Fish Camp, near Martindale.
A discharge of a firearm complaint on Mustang Meadow Run, in Mustang Ridge.
A disorderly conduct
loud music complaint on Spotted Horse Trail, in Lytton Springs.
Deputies arrested one suspect for Outstanding Warrants.
June 24A disorderly conduct
loud music complaint in the 200 block of Witter Road, near Dale.
A discharge of a firearm complaint in the 4000 block of FM 1966, near Maxwell.
A discharge of a fire-arm complaint in the 100 block of Tower Road, west of Lockhart.
A disorderly conduct loud music complaint in the 1100 block of West Austin Road, near Luling.
June 25A possession of mari-
juana complaint in the 200 block of Commerce Street, in Lockhart. One suspect was arrested.
An indecency with a child complaint was tak-en at 1204 Reed Drive, in Lockhart.
An assist Luling PD in the 400 block of Burns Road, near Luling.
Deputies arrested two suspects for Outstanding Warrants.
June 26A traffic stop resulted
in an arrest on Hwy 142 at Clarks Loop, near Max-well.
A disturbance in the 7400 block of Old Colony Line Road, near McMa-han.
An assist Lockhart PD with an assault complaint at the Walgreen’s parking lot, in Lockhart.
A discharge of a firearm complaint in the 12000 block of Calder Road, in Mustang Ridge.
Deputies arrested one suspect for Outstanding Warrants.
June 27Deputies arrested three
suspects for Outstanding Warrants.
June 28A disorderly conduct
loud music complaint in the 200 block of West-wood Road, between Lockhart and Luling.
FAYETTE COUNTY — Fayette County Sher-iff Keith Korenek reports with the increase in local oilfield production and ac-tivity, the crime involving oilfield equipment has also increased. However, a sev-eral week investigation has landed a local man in jail for the sale of stolen oilfield equipment.
Sheriff Korenek reports on May 24, a local business-
man contacted Sgt. Ron Naumann and informed him of some suspicious ac-tivity involving the sale of oilfield equipment. Upon further investigation it was discovered the equipment in question was in fact be-ing taken from oil well sites across the state and being sold by an employee without the company’s ap-proval.
Sgt. Naumann, working
with the businessman and the suspect’s employer, Ba-sic Energy Services of Vic-toria, devised a plan to con-duct a controlled buy of the stolen equipment in which the suspect was caught “red handed” in the act. Once confronted by law enforce-ment and his employer, the suspect confessed to the crime.
The investigation further revealed additional sales of
oilfield equipment to an-other local business con-ducted in similar manner. Sheriff Korenek reports that 48 year old Joel Rios Martinez, of LaGrange was arrested on 06/13/2012 on an outstanding felony warrant for Theft $1500-$20,000.
Martinez was booked into the Fayette County Jail and has since been released on a $20,000 bond.
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Photos aid in recoverySurveillance photos from H-E-B published by local news media showing this couple helped citizens identify the couple and led to the re-unification of a dog taken from in front of the store while its wheelchair-bound owner was inside. (Photo courtesy Gonzales Police)
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Thought for the Day
“In practice, social-ism didn’t work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false prem-ises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of hu-man economy.”
David HorowitzAmerican writer
July 05, 1855On this day in 1855, Governor Elisha Pease authorized
James Hughes Callahan to cross the Rio Grande into Mexico for the alleged purpose of punishing Apache Indians who raided in Texas and then fled to Mexico. The expedition may have been an attempt by Texas slaveholders to capture run-away slaves who were being permitted to settle in Mexico. Governor Santiago Vidaurri of Nuevo León y Coahuila had rebuffed the slaveholders’ emissary and ordered his troops to prepare for invasion. Callahan crossed into Mexico on October 1-2 and encountered a Mexican detachment at the Rio Escondito near Piedras Negras. There were casualties on both sides. Callahan retreated to Piedras Negras, captured the town, and burned it. American forces across the river covered his retreat. Historians have long argued about the real purpose of the operation. In 1876 the Claims Commis-sion settled claims originating from the expedition, award-ing 150 Mexican citizens a total of $50,000 in damages.
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Gonzales Police an-nounced Thursday they had recovered the dog taken from outside the Gonzales H-E-B store late last week while its wheel-chair-bound companion was in the store shopping.
Police Capt. Alan Tay-lor said that tips from the public, particularly from employees of A&S Recy-cling, helped pinpoint the couple seen in surveil-lance photos which was believed to have taken “Butterfly,” a pug/chi-huahua mix well-known in the community as the companion of Ernest Par-tida. Partida is known to many city residents and maintains his mobility via a motorized wheel chair.
“We especially want to
thank the employees of A&S Recycling for th ein-formation they provided,” Taylor said. “They helped us locate the subjects, and it was the same people seen in the pictures the papers ran.”
Taylor said that after locating the couple near Weimar, he found that they had given the dog to a friend, who in turn gave Butterfly to his mother in Schulenburg. Taylor made the trip into Lavaca and Fayette counties to make the recovery.
“Butterfly knows me, so she was happy to see a face she recognized,” Taylor said. “We’ve even baby-sat Butterfly at the police department, so she knows us. She recognized a familiar face.”
Taylor immediately re-turned to Gonzales to re-
unite Partida with his be-loved pet.
“Oh yes, he was happy,” Taylor said. “I think But-terfly was even happier than Ernest.”
No charges were im-mediately filed against the couple; Taylor said the case will be filed “at large,” giving the county attorney the authority to prosecute or not.
“They told me the rea-son they took Butterfly was that they didn’t see a collar or a leash and they felt it was a stray,” he said. “I told them that in the future theymight want to check when they see a dog tied up outside a store like that.”
He added the couple helped in recovering the dog by helping him locate the man they gave Butter-fly to.
By DAVE MUNDY
William Deane Young
Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Report for June 24-28:
06/27/12Villareal, Frank, 06/1961, Lockhart. Local
Warrant – Theft of Property >$50 <$500. Lo-cal Warrant – Theft of Property >$50 <$500. Requires $2,500 Bond. Remains in Custody.
Sanchez, Roy Junior, 10/1976, Highland. MTRP/Local Warrant – Driving while intoxi-cated with Child Under 15 YOA. Released on $25,000 Bond.
06/28/12Chavez, Miguel Angel, 10/1988, Gonza-
les. Commitment/Sentence – Driving while Intoxicated. Released – Weekender/Work Release.
Ramos, Frank, 07/1971, Universal. Com-mitment/Sentence – Intoxicated Man-
slaughter with Vehicle. Released – Week-ender/Work Release.
Hernandez, Mike E. 12/1989, Nixon. Un-authorized Use of Vehicle. Requires $3,500 Bond. Remains in Custody.
Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processing’s:
GCSO 05DPS 03GPD 00WPD 01NPD 00Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 09
Yoakum Police Department Weekly In-cident Report for June 25-July 1:
06/25/12Case #12-259, Burglary-Building, 601 E.
Hickey; Disposition, Investigation.06/26/12Case #12-244, Att. Burglary-Residence,
900 Old Shiner; Disposition, Investiga-tion.
Case # 12-263, Runaway (C.I.N.S.), 310 Burt; Disposition, Cleared by Arrest.
Case #12-264, Theft-B, 1010 Nelson; Disposition, Investigation.
06/27/12Case #12-265, Theft-A, 219 Burt; Inves-
tigation.Case #12-266, Dorsey, Jacoby, 19, Yoa-
kum, 132 Bare; Offense, Criminal Mis-chief-C; Disposition, Cleared by Arrest.
06/29/12Case #174107, Warrant Arrest, Rosales,
Scott, 23, Yoakum, 200 Blk. E. Morris; Of-fense, CPF#11-685-Public Intoxication; Disposition, Fine/$414/Trans/DCSO.
Case #12-268, Rosales, Scott, 23, Yoa-kum, 200 Blk. E. Morris; Offense, Poss. Marijuana (Drug Free Zone); Disposition, Trans/DCSO.
06/30/12Case #12-269, Ford, Sylendria, 21, Yoa-
kum, 201 US 77A S; Offense, Criminal Trespass; Disposition, Trans/LCSO.
Case #12-270, Love, Glenn, 33, Cuero, 500 Blk. Grand; Offense, Poss. Marijuana (Drug Free Zone); Disposition, Trans/DCSO.
07/01/12Case #174139, Warrant Arrest (2),
Harper, Kenneth(2), 31, Hallettsville, 600 US 77A S; Offense(s), W#05-586-Disobey Stop Sign, W#05-892-FTA-Disobey Stop Sign; Disposition(s), Fine/$128/YPD Cus-tody, Fine/$198/YPD Custody.
Case #12-271, Burglary- Vehicle, 103 College; Disposition, Investigation.
Case #12-272, Burglary-Vehicle, 123 Oak Drive; Disposition, Investigation.
State officials, candidates and political organizations reactied swiftly Thursday and Friday to the U.S. Su-preme Court decision up-holding the constitutional-ity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obam-acare.”
Texas Gov. Rick Perry termed the ruling a “stom-ach punch.”
“This ruling will be a stomach punch to the American economy,” Perry said in a prepared release. “It is a shocking disap-pointment to freedom-lov-ing Americans desperate to get our country back on track. Obamacare is bad for the economy, bad for health care, bad for freedom. Americans have made clear their over-whelming opposition to its convoluted, burdensome and overreaching man-dates.
“Freedom was frontally attacked by passage of this monstrosity — and the
Court utterly failed in its duty to uphold the Con-stitutional limits placed on Washington. Now that the Supreme Court has aban-doned us, we citizens must take action at every level of government and demand real reform, done with re-spect for our Constitution and our liberty.”
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s statement saw two sides of the ruling, saying that it actually rein-forced state sovereignty.
“While today’s ruling rebuked an overreaching federal government, the Supreme Court nonethe-less upheld the insurance requirement by calling it a tax,” Abbott said. “The Su-preme Court made crystal clear that the federal gov-ernment is more restrained today than yesterday. Rely-ing on a novel application of the facts, the Court did what Congress was afraid to do — called ObamaCare a tax on all Americans. This is particularly ironic since President Obama, himself, insisted this was not a tax.
“The Court also agreed
that States are individual sovereigns that cannot be commandeered by the fed-eral government. In this instance, by forcing States to expand Medicaid, the federal government tried to hold States hostage,” he added.
“Our challenge to Obam-aCare was never about healthcare or insurance — it was about the rule of law and a fight against a federal government that continues to expand,” Abbott said. “As the federal government seeks to impose the re-mainder of ObamaCare, it must do so within the lim-its prescribed by the Con-stitution.”
Texas State Sen. Glen Hegar, whose 18th district includes Gonzales and sur-rounding counties, said the ruling will put a huge bur-den on the state.
Hegar said he expects that all of those who joined in opposition of the act will again partner together when the legislature con-venes in January to seek legislative solutions to pro-tect Texas taxpayers from
this massive expansion of public-assisted healthcare delivery.
“I remain concerned that expanding Medicaid without reforming it only multiplies the tremendous budget pressure the pro-gram puts on states,” Texas Health and Human Ser-vices Commissioner Tom Suehs said in a statement. “Medicaid already con-sumes a quarter of the state budget in Texas, and en-rollment and costs would mushroom under the Af-fordable Care Act.”
Congressman Blake far-enthold, whose 27th dis-trict includes northern Gonzales County as well as Lavaca County, released a statement calling the ruling “devastating.”
“The Supreme Court’s decision will have devastat-ing effect on our economy, small business owners, and the American taxpayer,” Farenthold said. “After re-peated assurances by the Administration that this was not a tax, the Ameri-can public is left with yet another empty promise from their President.
“The Constitution sets limits on the powers of the federal government. Un-fortunately, the Supreme Court has greatly broad-ened the definition of a tax,” Farenthoild added. T”he decision gives the leg-islature virtually unlimited taxing power. Americans should hold on to their wal-lets and be wary of how the government will use this new found power. I believe a vast majority of Ameri-cans disagree with this de-cision, which is why I have voted, and will continue to vote, to repeal this bad law. In November, Americans will have the opportunity to express their objections at their voting machine.”
On the campaign trail, both Republican candi-
dates in Congressional District 34, which includes southern Gonzales County and DeWitt County, criti-cized the ruling.
“Today, American tax-payers discovered another surprise from the Obama health care plan, thanks to the decision by the Su-preme Court,” said candi-date Adela Garza. “We now know the ‘penalty’ included in the plan is not a penalty at all – but a tax. Today, the Supreme Court officially made ObamaCare one of the largest tax increases ever passed by Congress in the history of the United States.
“We also now know that the remedy for solving the negative impacts of Obam-aCare will not come from the courts,” Garza added. “The only remedy avail-able to preserving quality in our health care system is to have Congress repeal ObamaCare — all of it. I favor outright repeal. That is how I will vote in Con-gress, if elected by the vot-ers of this district. “
“Clearly, the federal government now has a limitless power on what, when and where it can call a tax,” said candidate jessica Puente Bradshaw. “Obamacare threatens our fundamental free-doms and our economy. Washington has sim-ply lost their collective minds. We need less tax-ation, less government and less regulation, not more! We have health-care issues to correct, but if I was a member of Congress I would not have voted for a tax in-crease.
“Now more than ever, we, the people, must repeal this monstrous Obamacare tax on every American and the government takeover of health care. Congress must get off the sidelines
and act,” Bradshaw added. “It cannot depend on a court to protect us from ourselves. We must elect conservative Republicans to Congress in November with the courage to stand up for America.”
In the wake of the ruling, it was reported that Repub-lican presidential nomi-nee Mitt Romney received some $2 million in cam-paign contributions in just a few hours. Some Texas political organizations are experiencing similar bur-geoning of support.
The Texas Nationalist Movement is experiencing an “explosion” of mem-bership in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling.
“Between Obama’s fiat earlier in the week on the DREAM Act, the ruling against Arizona on ille-gal immigration and this, we expect an explosion in membership in the com-ing weeks,” said TNM President Daniel Miller. “As the Texas Nationalist Movement, we will do ev-erything within our power to help protect the sover-eignty, freedom and inde-pendence of Texas in the face of this onslaught by the federal government.”
Miller termed the Su-preme Court’s ruling Wednesday upholding the mandated purchase of health-care insurance in-herent in Obamacare “utter disregard of the U.S. Con-stitution. “It is very clear that this federal govern-ment — all three branches — intends to force so-cialism down our throats whether we want it or not, and our constitutional re-public is no more.
“Under Article 1, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution, all political power in Texas resides with the people,” he added. “It is time for the people to re-claim that power.”
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Perry: Ruling is a ‘stomach punch’ to the economy
Interfaith ScholarshipThe Gonzales Community African American Interfaith Church Scholarship Fund will be
conducting its monthly business meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 5 at Union lea Baptist Church in Gonzales. The public is invited.
Advisory Board MeetingThe Gonzales County Mental Health Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, July 5, at 5:15
in the meeting room of the Gonzales Community Health Center. All board members are urged to attend and, as always, visitors are welcome.
American LegionThe Gonzales American Legion Post #40 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m.
July 5 at the Legion Hall. All members and prospective members are urged to attend.
Monthalia fund-raiserThe Monthalia United Methodist Scholarship Fund dinner will be held on Friday, July 6.
The meal will consist of half-Barbecue Chicken, beans, potato salad, including all the condi-ments. Serving time will be from 5-7 p.m., dine in or take out, $8 per plate. There will be a silent auction. Come out to enjoy good food and fellowship.
Harwood HomecomingThe 55th Annual Harwood Homecoming will be held July 8th, 2012 at the Harwood Com-
munity Center. A covered dish meal will be served at 12:00 noon, you are asked to bring a meat dish and a vegetable dish or dessert, enough to feed your family and guests.
The Homecoming is a project to raise money for the upkeep of the Harwood Cemetery. Donations will be accepted that day or may be sent to the Harwood Cemetery Association, 63 South Second Street, Harwood, Texas 78632. Everyone is invited to attend.
Staples speaks to RWOYSenate District 18 State Republican Party Representative Becky Berger with Commission-er Todd Staples and RWOY President, Brenda Cash during Saturday’s annual Republican Women of Yoakum Patriot’s Dinner featuring Staples as the keynote speaker. (Courtesy photo)
It is citizens’ right to hold governmentofficials accountable
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In Our ViewYou want your ‘penalty,’ Mr. Obama? Come and Take It
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George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is the former President of the San Antonio Tea Party, and is now Executive Director of the South Texas Political Alliance. He is a former official in the U.S. Justice Dept. during the Reagan Administration.
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SCOTUS delivers asmall win for Arizonain immigration case
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Upon its passage, Arizona’s immigra-tion law was considered so outlandish that Attorney General Eric Holder fa-mously rushed to condemn it without reading it.
Now the Supreme Court has read the law and rejected Holder’s case against its central element, the so-called “show me your papers” provision stipulating that police officers should check on the immigration status of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
If it were possible for a statute to be tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail, such would have been the fate of Arizona’s law. President Barack Obama inveighed against it. The state was boy-cotted. Otherwise reasonable people lost their heads. Whether the law was deemed racist, fascist or merely ill-ad-vised, it was an article of faith that it was very, very unconstitutional.
When it got to the court, though, it wasn’t even a close call. All eight justices ruling in the case -- Justice Elena Kagan recused herself -- turned aside the Jus-tice Department’s pre-emptive challenge to the provision’s constitutionality. In a divided decision, the court struck down three other provisions on grounds that they interfere with the federal immigra-tion system. If Arizona can’t claim total victory, it can claim vindication vis-a-vis all its hysterical critics.
What the Arizona-haters always ig-nored is that there are “show me your papers” provisions in the federal law. As Justice Anthony Kennedy recounts in his opinion for the majority, the federal government requires that aliens carry proof of registration. An extensive ap-paratus exists to facilitate state and local enforcement of the immigration laws. Congress has said that no special train-ing or formal agreement is necessary for state officers to “communicate with the (federal government) regarding the immigration status of any individual, including reporting knowledge that a particular alien is not lawfully present in the United States.”
If the feds didn’t want to get any in-
quiries from police officers in Arizona, they should have written that loophole into the law. Certainly, Arizona’s statute is more in keeping with the spirit of fed-eral immigration laws than the Obama administration’s selective enforcement with an eye to doing just enough to cover itself politically. It is bizarre that, with millions of people in the country in defiance of federal laws, the man charged with faithfully executing them is worried that Arizona police will do too much to assist the federal govern-ment by turning up illegal immigrants in the course of their work.
In his scorching dissent from the de-cision overturning portions of the Ari-zona statute, Justice Antonin Scalia em-phasizes federal nonenforcement of the immigration laws. The Obama adminis-tration’s real beef with Arizona isn’t that it contradicts federal law so much as it contradicts its own choice to ignore fed-eral law as much as practical.
Arizona, Scalia notes, has been par-ticularly hard hit by the federal govern-ment’s decision to enforce at the border primarily in California and Texas: “Must Arizona’s ability to protect its borders yield to the reality that Congress has provided inadequate funding for fed-eral enforcement -- or, even worse, to the Executive’s unwise targeting of that funding?”
Arizona had the temerity to answer “no.”
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
(c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc.
“I once said, “We will bury you,” and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you.” — Nikita Kruschev
Dear Mr. Obama: You want your “penalty” from me? Come and Take It.
Consider me to be in rebellion to your federal government. I say “your” federal governent, because it’s not mine. That federal govern-ment has dishonored and disen-franchised me.
Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that it is “consti-tutional” to force me to pay a tax if I don’t have a health insurance policy struck me, and the major-ity of people in this nation who actually work for a living, like a sledgehammer to the gut. What the traitors in their black robes effectively said was that the gov-ernment has the power to force us to do whatever it wants us to
do, because it knows best.Freedom has been swept from
under us surely as if we’d been conquered by invading hordes of Red Chinese. At least the Chi-nese would be honest about what they were doing.
This government that has al-ready demonstrated that it has the power to tell you what you can eat, and will also now decide whether or not you will be treated by a doctor if you eat something that’s not government-approved. It will also determine whether or not you’re valuable enough to keep around, especially if you get
a particularly nasty, expensive disease.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and predict I won’t be among the cho-sen few.
I’ve spent most of the past 30-plus years being responsible. I served my country in wartime. I did not sire a family I could not afford. Even when I was in the greatest need myself — I was un-employed for nine months at one point— no “government aid” was available for me.
Now you want me to pay for the irresponsible, the lazy and the criminal with the largest tax increase in our history?
This government has already amply demonstrated that it also serves a foreign power.
It has armed criminals of that foreign state — criminals which have so corrupted that foreign state that they effectively govern it— and it has determined that my tax monies will be used to pay for the education, welfare and
health care of the citizens of that country who have broken the law to enter mine.
Worse, this government has now openly stated that it will not enforce the law, because doing so would deprive it of votes it needs to stay in power.
This government has also am-ply demonstrated that it rewards its friends and attacks its en-emies, the same as any medieval tyrant who believed in the “divine right” of monarchs.
A majority of Texans did not favor the policies of this govern-ment and did not vote for Mr. Obama — so the Chief Executive has used the power of his office to punish Texas through over-regu-lation, delayed permitting and a steadfast refusal to gain control over our borders.
To top it off, he had his “Jus-tice” Department interfere with our Constitutionally-protected right to redistrict ourselves to the point where we had no say in
the selection of his opponent this November.
Sure, we can “vote him out” then. Perhaps. If he’ll let us.
But even if Obama loses in November and does relinquish power without a civil war, there’s no guarantee that our federal government will radically change direction. The other party has been in power for more than half of the last 30 years and instead of limiting government enabled the expansion of federal power that made Mr. Obama’s mad rush toward this socialist tyranny pos-sible.
It breaks my heart, but I can no longer pledge allegiance to the Star Spangled Banner. It is time to furl those colors.
The nation I once served as a proud United States Marine has been overthrown from within — by, as Nikita Kruschev said, the slow implementation of socialist policies and programs programs bit by bit and piece by piece.
On June 21, 2012, Ms. Deci Murphy, 70 year old resident of Wilson County, was asked to leave the Floresville City Council meeting. She was physically escorted out of the meeting by the Floresville Police.
Her crime: she tried to hold a Floresville city council member accountable.
For several months in Floresville, the Mayor and certain city council members have been locked in a battle with local citi-zens over accountability issues. Ms. Mur-phy is one of several residents that have questioned the Mayor and council about the city’s management and demanded ac-countability.
At the June 14 city council meeting, ac-cording to Murphy, she questioned Coun-cilwoman Sherry Castillo about the many errors contained in the city’s financial au-dit statement. According to Castillo, she felt threatened and harassed, and com-plained to City Manager Andy Joslin who then called the police. Murphy left before the police arrived. The following week, June 21, Murphy was informed that she was banned from attending any further meetings.
Councilwoman Castillo seems to have overreacted in this matter, by intent or by mistake. Perhaps the proper way to handle the matter should have been for Castillo to file a complaint with the police first, then cited her witnesses of the incident, and then let the due process of an investigation prove her right or wrong.
However, by banning Murphy from the meetings completely, the city may be opening itself to civil rights violations. The Mayor, city council and city manag-er should remember that the citizens are their “bosses.” They should be prepared at all times to be responsive and account-able to citizens, even when discussions get heated.
If Castillo and any elected official are not above the law, and must call on law
enforcement officials to investigate their “allegations”. Murphy is innocent until proven guilty and should not be banned from the meetings. Furthermore, Castillo could ask for protection at the meetings if she is “afraid.”
But for the City to ban Murphy is pre-mature and amounts to the city playing judge and jury and executioner, without an investigation or due process.
Yet at a closer look, it appears Murphy and the citizens are guilty of demanding accountability of the elected officials. Pres-ident Obama and Eric Holder have defied Congress on “Fast & Furious” because of the issue of accountability. It appears some of the elected leaders of Floresville do not like accountability either.
The U.S. Constitution is unique because it is the citizens who give the government power, not vice versa. Elected officials in America are public servants, and when they become “laws unto themselves”, it is time to remove them.
A wise man once said “it is the nature of almost all people, that when they receive a little authority, they begin to exercise un-righteous dominion over other people”.
We should not be afraid to keep elected officials accountable, and if officials don’t like the heat, they should get out of the kitchen.
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Looking Downfrom the Saddle
For many years now the Texas Nationalist Movement has been trying to warn the people of Texas where this Federal Government was headed and educate them on why Texas needed to separate itself from the pending disaster.
Last week, we saw and heard the President of the United States uni-laterally declare amnesty (“Dream Act”) for 800,000 illegal immi-grants. His declaration not only bypasses the powers delegated to Congress by the U.S. Constitution, but blatantly violates his own oath of office to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution.
Many of you are watching is dis-belief. Many more don’t care. Many
others will now be headed across our borders, between the age of 16 and 30, to declare that they have indeed been here for the last five years. Obama just opened the gates of our borders and has completely undermined the laws and statutes
of this nation.Obama just placed the burden of
providing more services and goods for countless new illegal immi-grants on to the individual states.
Are you surprised? Are you out-raged? You should not be.
The Republican Party of Texas just added a plank to their own state platform which calls for a form of amnesty through placing illegal immigrants that are already here into a “Guest Worker Program”. In essence, the supposedly “conserva-tive” party gave permission to the President to do exactly what he did. And this is the results of returning “all” of these lying, fake, conserva-tives to office mere weeks ago.
For our inattention and non-engagement as a people, we created a situation that empowered a dicta-tor who makes his own rules and a group of politicians who comply!
For anyone who misses the point here let me be crystal clear: “It’s over. It’s been over for quite some time.”
It will only get worse as we go into this week and watch the finan-cial collapse really begin to pick up speed.
It is past time, but surely time, to admit the truth that Texas will only survive if we band together as a sovereign people NOW! People must quit paying lip service to standing up for Texas and pay
sweat equity to save her! Gather with us in numbers to
bring political pressure and de-mand that Texas take a stand and say “no” to the Feds!
My friends you do not need to be warned any more, for you are watching the truth of what the TNM has said in real time.
Washington and Austin will not save us any more! Only we, the people, can do that. Take a “stand” with the rest of us before it’s too late.
We will see you inside the Texas Nationalist Movement or we’ll all see each other in a new world that will not be acceptable. The time to make that decision is now.
Guest CommentaryCaryWise
Cary Wise is a Hondo resident, a Vietnam veteran and retired state trooper and is the membership di-rector of the Texas Nationalist Move-ment.
1963 –The world settled and the day
slipped to a new reality. Sun-light faded to dusk and the busy sounds of life stilled. The first stars appeared. Then darkness claimed the hour and tree frogs screeched their songs to a ris-ing moon. First one, then two, three, four, then hundreds of the night creatures pumped out their chorus. Now, moonlight sifted down through the live oak trees creating shadows where the sun had made shade. A soft southern breeze flirted through the Span-ish moss, and at the creek a mama coon chattered at her kittens. The night has its own soul.
Within the house, the small boy lay quiet in his bed. But he was not asleep. He listened and tried to count the seconds and minutes until his mission would begin. The parents were only shortly retired and he must wait. The house had its own sounds. Floors creaked and a rolling door rumbled almost imperceptibly inside a wall. The boy wondered, “Had someone moved that door, or was it the swirl of the universe that caused the sound?” And he waited, listening.
Then he heard the first faint snarly intake of air. It was ex-
pelled in a whooshing gust, and the next intake was more dramat-ic. And they continued to grow in intensity until the intakes ripped and bellowed with the ferocity of a mad beast – ruining the deco-rum of pleasant silence. The boy smiled and decided to wait a little longer.
Then finally, he eased one leg from the bed and sidled from beneath the covers. His bare feet padded across the floor, feeling for the boards that squeaked, distributing his weight from one side of his foot to another, sliding forward like a spirit. His posture was straight, his eyes and ears were alert. Then he took hold of the sliding door. He knew that any tremble would betray
him. Slowly he slid it back into the wall until he could squeeze through.
At the end of the hall was his parent’s room. The floor here was solid and he tip-toed faster but then slowed when nearing their door. Then again, he grasped the next rolling door and eased it open. But only so far as to stick in his head and peek.
Only now did he realize that the snoring had ceased. During his concentration on stealth he’d stopped listening for all sounds but his own. And as he peered into the chamber his Mom’s voice said, “What are you doing up!?”
His nerves flinched and his hair stood straight.
It was their game and he was busted!
1992 – The snow was fresh and deep.
It made our walking difficult but uniquely quiet. It was the sort of day where a whisper could be heard for a mile. My hunter knew this and our conversation was with glances and hand signals. We’d cut a giant set of elk tracks but the wind had glazed them over; making their age an unsure guess. Nevertheless, we stalked
forward climbing up the ridge. Gaining the crest the ground to our left rose to a peak and to our right it ran flat. The trail turned and traveled behind the peak and out of the wind. Here the tracks were unblemished by time or weather. My radar clicked on, my eyes and ears were alert. And again we started ahead.
Maybe the movement was too quick. The elk blew from its bed snapping branches and galloping off. We’d seen nothing but only heard the critter’s getaway. But then too abruptly the running stopped.
A familiar voice in my head said, “It didn’t see us, or smell us. It heard something and spooked. Now it’s watching its backtrail.” And I pointed in a direction that paralleled the escape.
With painful care we eased our weight into each step. Our prog-ress crept with the shadows and my ears strained to hear the tro-phy that was so near – but yet so far. Like predators we crouched and surveyed everything in sight before winning another stride, and inspecting the next view.
Then the bull elk was there. Watching where it figured we should have been and not where we were. My hunter raised the
rifle and then looked at me. I made one more step and bent over. The rifle rested across my shoulders, I set my teeth, closed my eyes, and the report rever-berated down the valley.
2012 – The monitor held my rapt at-
tention. My fingers pounded at the keyboard plucking words to script memories gifted to me by God. The events were honest and true. The lessons were hard learned and appreciated.
Occasionally, the dictionary and thesaurus were confronted. But mostly my head stayed buried near the computer’s screen while scenes and feelings spilled from inside me onto the page. My com-plete devotion focused on how it was, where it was, the emotions… And then I reached for my coffee and peered with an editor’s eye when suddenly my gut seized and my nerves jumped. There was a person beside me, and I slopped hot coffee into my lap.
Mom was standing there, be-hind me at my shoulder. She had left her house, walked across the road and up the hill. Entered my house and snuck up close enough to touch me – and she did.
It’s our game. She wins again.
Dear Editor,My Dad and I would like to extend our
deepest thanks to everyone who helped out after the passing of my Mom. From the doctors and nurses at Guadalupe County Hospital, my friends and fellow firefighters at Belmont Volunteer Fire Dept., Eastside Baptist Church, Monthalia and belmont Methodist Churches, and all other friends and family, even the kindness of Victory Cleaners.
Thanks to the staff at Seydler-Hill Fu-neral Home. I am amazed and humbled at the kindness shown to us at this time. Thank you again.
Mark NewmanBelmont
Why doesn’t GOPsupport spending?Dear Editor,
You have to wonder what Republicans are thinking when it comes to education when you look at the Republican Party of Texas 2012 platform: “We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills, critical thinking skills and similar pro-grams that are simply a relabeling of Out-come-Based Education which focus on be-havior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.”
How do you make scientific discoveries if you don’t challenge fixed beliefs? How do you analyze an unfamiliar situation and find a solution to a problem without critical thinking skills? As to undermining parental authority, if you’ve done your job right as a parent no school can ever under-mine your authority.
We all understand that high paying jobs go to educated, creative people yet in Texas when we were already 48th in education spending per pupil Gov. Perry and the Re-publican controlled legislature cut educa-tion funding by $5 billion. They did this while wailing about respecting the Con-
stitution. It seems to me that they showed great disrespect for the Texas constitution’s Article 7 requirement to “make suitable provision for the support and mainte-nance of an efficient system of public free schools.”
Every dollar that goes to education is an investment in the future of this state and its people. This November it’s important that we elect legislators that respect our consti-tution and understand the need to invest in our future, obviously that means voting for someone other than a Republican.
Melissa DufresneCibolo
Voters sent strongmessage to DA To the Citizens of Guadalupe, Gonzales and Lavaca Counties:
Well the dust has settled and I wanted to write this letter now because this week is Independence Day. First, I want to thank my supporters for their help during my campaign to be your District Attorney. Thank you to my loyal clients for their pa-tience throughout the long process.
Thank you to the voters for the mes-sage we sent. I ran because I recognized the poor performance of the office. I was forced to run against the DA and the Sher-iff which made it a difficult race, but still it was a close one.
THE TRUTH IS that the voters sent a strong message to Heather McMinn and all elected officials. I do not believe that the election vindicated Ms. McMinn and her office. To the contrary, I think it was an in-dictment against her. I hope that these two counties will finally get the attention that you have been missing and so deserve. So whether your voted for me or against her we sent the elected officials a message. The message is that We Are Watching You. We will be watching how your spend our tax dollars and we will be watching how you enforce or abuse the Constitution. I am
not going anywhere and, if I have learned anything, it is that we must all get involved and stay vigilant. Join me!!!
God bless Gonzales County and Lavaca County and God bless the United States of America.
Patricia A. FinchSeguin
Family appreciateseveryone’s prayersDear Editor,
The family of Justin Kloesel would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Justin is improving more and more every day his recovery and therapy will be on going for quite some time !!!
Tammy Turner (Mother)Gonzales
Self-interest blindspeople on decisionDear Editor,
(In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Af-fordable Care Act) It amazes me that some people are blinded by their self interest as to what this vote means. There is no virtue
in enabling people who are worthless. By that I do not mean, worthless as individu-als, I mean worthless in productivity. To give a person anything, only takes their dignity. They do not appreciate it, they re-sent you for it. That is where we are in this country; an entire group of citizens who now feel they deserve to be supported by others. This new law will strip from those that are productive and “distribute to those that are non-productive.”
Yes, applaud the taking of others’ assets, and the giving of it to those that have no desire to be productive, however, it will not bring that sweet feeling of success, you are still just a taker, a pan-handler, no different than the guy on the corner with a tin cup. Harsh? Perhaps, but true.
Richard GreenGonzales
Correspondent doinga wonderful jobDear Editor,
Your correspondent, Bain Serna is an asset to the Cannon. We in Nixon appreci-ate what you are doing to cover our area. Thank you.
Maria Blanch Mayor of Nixon
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My nephew, Madame (left) and Samuel Navarro playing on the water slide. — Submit-ted by Jennifer Gonzales
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over these injuries.“I feel good right now,”
Miles said. “I am ready to start riding and competing again.”
He said he started riding again at the end of May, and was getting back to staying on the animals recently.
“I started covering the bull about two weeks ago,” Miles said. “I have not looked back.”
Sometimes a cowboy can benefit from a little rest.
“Before my foot and knee injuries, I was competing every single weekend,” he said. “In the 12 months be-fore those, I had two weeks off.”
In the summer of 2011, Miles was riding practice bulls in Burnett and was able to cover a couple.
Some of the other inju-ries Miles has sustained in his career have been a bro-ken leg, broken ankle, bro-
ken arm and torn cartilage in his wrist.
He also has broken his ribs a couple of times, which does not always ne-cessitate missing action.
“You can ride with bro-ken ribs,” Miles said.
Miles recently rode in the Rock Springs PBR and rode in the Brent Thur-mond PBR event at Cow-boys in San Antonio.
Miles had won the Junior Bull Riding event at Brent Thurmond back in 2009.
In the last year, Miles had ridden in PBR events in Giddings, Wimberly, San Antonio and Bastrop, in addition to last year’s Gonzales event.
He has managed to suc-cessfully ride four out of 10 bulls and won second place at his first PBR event of the year.
Miles also managed to win a few checks as well.
He said he has not been able to cover some of his
bulls in some of the bigger PBR events he has ridden in.
Miles will compete in the Gonzales PBR which is set for Saturday evening at J.B. Wells Gonzales Arena.
“There a lots of good bull riders coming to this event,” he said.
Miles is looking for a better performance in his hometown this year.
“It was not the best showing for me last year,” he said. “My goal is to stay on my bull and advance into the Short-Go.”
Miles said the Gonzales PBR had a good stock of bulls.
“There was not one bull that you could not win on,” he said. “Bo Davis al-ways has good animals. He makes it a riding contest, not a draw contest.”
Fans will be able to wit-ness 40 riders battle for 15 spots in the short round,
show casing eight-sec-
ond rides and jaw-drop-ping wrecks as the world’s best bull riders attempt to stay on animals 10 times their size.
Pre-sale tickets will be on sale through July 6. Tickets will be $20 for adults and $8 for youth and can be purchased at E Barr Feed and the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.
Tickets will be sold at the J.B. Wells Arena on Satur-day, July 7, starting at 10 a.m. until show time for $25 for adult and $10 for youth.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with activities such as Live Entertain-ment with the “Hole in The Floor Band,” shop-ping at vendor booths, a bouncy for the kids, a live Watusi Bull for pic-tures, a mechanical bull and cold Bud Light and Jack Daniels products be-ing served. The Official After Party directly after
the event will take place in the Show Barn adja-cent to the arena with Live music, dancing, and Bud Light and Jack Dan-iels beverages.
Prior to the event on Saturday, the 3rd Annual “PBR Rider Cup” Golf Tournament will take place on at the Independence Golf Course at noon. For more information and to sign up, call 830-672-1324.
The event is sponsored in part by the City of Gonza-les, The Gonzales Cannon, KCTI, Jack Daniels, Cara-way Ford, Stewart Truck-ing, Dillon Transport and Johnson Oil Co.
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding orga-nization. More than 100
million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR program-ming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 mil-lion in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 mil-lion — the most of any western-sports athlete in history. Nearly two mil-lion fans attend Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year.
For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Face-book at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
charges. He said those in custody will be charged with burglary of a build-ing once it is determined which ones took part in each break-in.
“Not all were involved in the same burglaries,” he said.
Four of the youths are
from Gonzales, while one is from the Harwood area. Three are 16 years old, two are 15.
A break-in took place June 6 at the GYC in which a laptop computer was sto-len and the facility’s fire extinguishers were used to vandalize the building, be-ing discharged and result-ing in thousands of dollars
in damages and requiring expensive environmental cleanup.
Taylor said the laptop was recovered and is at the DPS Crime Lab in Austin to lift fingerprints to deter-mine who was involved in that incident.
The youths are also charged with break-ins June 14 at the Hair It Is Salon and Discoveries of the Past antique shop; on June 15 at the Gonzales Lu-theran Church, Frames & Things and A&S Recycling, at the Gonzales Bridal Shop and on June 18 at Gonzales Building Supply.
“We had a total of nine incidents where property was taken,” Taylor said. “As a result of information we
developed from the Gonza-les Youth Center break-in, we got some names and the suspects were called in.”
Capt. Gayle Autry and Sheriff ’s Dept. Sgt. Matt Atkinson made the arrests on the four youths now in custody. All are being held at the Seguin Juvenile Cen-ter. Taylor said the sixth suspect will be taken into custody once the appropri-ate juvenile arrest proce-dures have been completed.
He said that the five sus-pects in custody have con-fessed to their roles in the crimes.
“Some property has been recovered and will be re-turned to its owners hope-fully some time next week,” Taylor said.
ment on the exact details which led to Penewitt’s dismissal, but said given the city’s turbulent history within the Parks Depart-ment in recent years “It just didn’t smell right,” he said.
Two former Parks de-partment employees were fired last year. One was charged with tampering with government records for incorrectly filling out time sheets, while another faces 13 charges of theft.
The city’s golf-course man-ager was also terminated, but no charges were filed in that action.
Hernandez applauded Barnes’ action and said it is important for the city to continue to maintain trans-parency and fostering an image of ending corrup-tion.
“We’ve got to fix our problems, and we’re willing to do that,” he siad. “Allen seems to be a pretty sharp guy.”
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said Terrell’s NASA mentor Jeff Stone. “We hope it’s something for the Operations Support Officer group.”
Terrell, who expects to graduate in May 2014, is the son of Paula Smotek Terrell of College Station, and David Terrell of Gonzales.
At Texas A&M, he is pursuing a major in electrical engineering and a minor in mathematics, and is in-
volved in AggieSat Lab, a student sat-ellite development program. He plans to finish his engineering degree and get his private pilot’s license in the future.
The Texas Aerospace Scholars In-ternship Program, administered by the Universities Space Research Asso-ciation in partnership with the Aero-space Academy, is made available by NASA. The program seeks to recruit talented students in science, technol-
ogy, engineering and mathematics. Interns are alumni of the High
School Aerospace Scholars program or the Community College Aero-space Scholars program, which are interactive online learning experienc-es for Texas students that culminate in interactive visits to Johnson Space Center to design a human mission to Mars. The internship program aims to help develop future scientists and engineers.
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Zach Miles ran into trouble early on “Poker Face” during last year’s Gonzales PBR event, but the young bull rider said he’s hoping to use this year’s event to prove he’s returned from a series of injuries. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
AUSTIN — The head of the Texas Hospital Association said Thursday his organization wants to continue to work with leg-islators to continue to improve affordability for patients in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday up-held the individual mandate to purchase insurance or pay a tax.
The decision benchmarks a
significant milestone taken to im-prove access to affordable health care, but uncertainty remains around how the state will address the expansion of Medicaid. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion is consti-tutional; however, states will not lose their current Medicaid fund-ing if they choose not to expand.
While PPACA will certainly help reduce Texas’ large unin-sured population, almost half were expected to become en-rolled in the Medicaid program.
Earlier estimates were that 4.1 million Texans would become insured because of PPACA, but that number could drastically fall if Texas chooses not to expand Medicaid and low income indi-viduals cannot afford to buy pri-vate insurance.
Under PPACA, the federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs for those who are newly eligible for Medicaid for 2014 through 2016. In 2017, the federal share begins decreasing but never falls below 90 percent.
More than $112 billion in federal funds could be available to Tex-as over the next 10 years for the newly eligible.
“Texas hospitals recognize there are concerns with expand-ing the Medicaid population, but given the state’s high number of uninsured, all options for gain-ing insurance coverage must be closely considered,” said Dr. Dan Stultz, THA president/chief ex-ecutive officer. “Under PPACA, a significant number of low income individuals could gain insurance
without any cost to the state of Texas for several years. Without the Medicaid expansion, many will remain uninsured, shifting costs to the insured and increas-ing uncompensated care to health care providers.
“The law was never meant to fix all the problems facing the health care system,” Stultz said. “Texas hospitals look forward to a continued discussion on how to improve the effects of the law for patients, families and communi-ties.”
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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew
First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon
New Life Assembly of GodCorner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales
Baha’i FaithBaha’i Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales
BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales
County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley
Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales
Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959
First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales
First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon
First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley
First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder
Greater Palestine Baptist ChurchS of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)
Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon
Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office
Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon
Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder
Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121
Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales
Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe
Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton
Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales
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St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont
Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder
Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner
Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales
Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon
CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales
St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon
St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder
St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley
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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)712 Crockett, Luling
Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales
Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)201 E. Second St. Nixon
Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon
Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales
Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales
New Way Church of God in Christ514 St. Andrew, Gonzales
EpiscopalEpiscopal Church of the Mes-siah721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407
EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon
Full GospelCamp Valley Full Gospel7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80
Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales
LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales
Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis
MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A
Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121
First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales
First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon
Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia
Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon
Harwood Methodist Church North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-wood
Henson Chapel United Method-ist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97
Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87
Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97
Webster Chapel A.M.E.1027 Church St. Gonzales
Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales
Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales
Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales
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El Centro Cristiano “Agua Viva” of WaelderSun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Fellowship
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Encouraging Word Christian FellowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville
Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales
Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales
New Life Temple for Jesus ChristBelmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80
River of Life Christian Fellow-ship207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500
Two Rivers Bible Church1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon-zales
Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales
PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon
Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales
Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales
Life Changing Church of Gon-zales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236
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The bride is the daughter of Betty and Jimmy Fehner and the groom is the son of Leslie Ince and William Ince. Christen is the grand-daughter of Ruby Kapavik and the late Ernest Kapavik and James Fehner and the late Dolores Fehner. Michael is the grandson of Bobby and Diana Bowden and the late Connie Bowden and Joe and Laurel Ince.
The bride was escorted by her father, Jimmy Fehner and wore a couture gown by Monique Lhuiller. The
strapless gown, named Sun-day Rose of white silk or-ganza featured a sweetheart neckline with a fitted drape pleated bodice, which was accented beautifully with an embroidered embellished belt around the waistline. The full A-line skirt with soft floral embroidered ruffles fell into a soft sweep train. To complement the gown, the bride wore a soft white illusion veil. The bride also wore the head piece of her grandmother, Ruby Kapavik which she wore on her wed-ding day almost 62 years ago. She carried a bouquet of white and aqua roses, or-chids and sea shells.
Matron of honor was Stephanie Fehner, maid of honor was Anna Windwe-hen and Kaitlin Sutherlin, brides maids were Chelsea Fehner, Courtney Walshak, Megan Strobel, Jayna Gray, Tori Ince and Kayla Raven. Junior bridesmaids wore Mori Lee gowns of Aqua Chiffon. The flower girl wore a white short gown with aqua accents. They car-ried large bouquets of many tropical flowers, some of which were from Hawaii. The junior bridesmaids car-ried a sea shell bouquet and the flower girl a real tiger shell basket which held mini white rose petals.
The best man was Bran-don Fehner. Groomsmen
were Bradley Fehner, Wil-liam Glass, Tyler Hertel, Shane Walshak, Ty Tinsley, Ryan Kapavik, Luke Tinsley and Kris Raven. Ring bearer was Canen Bowden. The nephews of the bride and groom, Barrett Fehner and Nate Raven were pulled in an aqua wagon by the junior bridesmaids. Ushers were Eric Dement, Jay Tinsley, Blaine Frederick and John Shelton. The groomsmen wore brightly colored aqua button down shirts and lin-en pants. Boutonnieres were white and aqua roses and tropical flowers.
The Mother-of-the-Bride wore a hot pink beaded chif-fon gown by JS Boutique. She was escorted by the fa-ther-of-the-bride to her seat. She wore a wrist corsage of orchids, green with yellow and pink roses.
The Mother-of-the-Groom wore a Mon Cheri hand painted chiffon A-line dress in the color of yellow. She was escorted by the father-of-the-groom. She wore a wrist corsage of baby spray roses.
Music was played by Bet-sy A. Churgai of Port Aran-sas, Texas. Ministers of Communion were Carrie Tinsley and Anita Dement. Witnesses were Keith and Sheila Elstner, Aunt and Uncle of the Bride. Read-ings during the mass were
read by Ernestine and Kev-in Sutherlin and Bridgette Tomas. Altar servers for the ceremony were Derek Kapavik, Tyler Strobel and Joseph Kapavik.
Arrangements in the church were made of Bells of Ireland, pink ginger, pink orchids, orange roses, large palms, green hydran-gea, bird of paradise and many more tropical flow-ers.
The reception was under a large tent on the beach. Donna and Phil Koehler were in charge of the beau-tiful decorations. Many silk arrangements held in pine-apples were used on the aqua covered table linens, along with sea shells and brightly colored lanterns.
Mik’s Catering of Schul-enburg, Texas catered the meal consisting of prime rib, shrimp, clam, mussels, oys-ters, Smoked Salmon and red fish. Also served was a fresh garden salad, pasta sal-ads and German potatoes. A wagon wheel design cheese, fruit, cracker and sausage tree was served before the meal. The bride’s cake was made up of medium and mini cupcakes on a tiered stand with fresh flowers. The fla-vors were vanilla, chocolate, angel food and red velvet. The top was a six inch cake in vanilla with fresh flowers cascading and a cake topper
with a bride and groom at the beach. The bride’s cake was served by Josie Tomas and Tricia Kapavik, the bride’s aunts. The groom’s cake was a red Snap-On tool box of red velvet and was served by the groom’s aunt Susan Burns and cousin Rachel Burns.
After the meal the guests enjoyed a Grand March led by Ernestine and Kevin Sutherlin and Carrie and Jay Tinsley. The bride and groom’s first dance started out as Amazed by Lon-estar then halfway through changed to the “Evolution
of Dance” which featured 36 songs from the 50’s to current time. The music was provided by a Corpus Christi DJ, as the guest danced the night away barefoot on the beach un-der the tent. The Guests were registered by Lauren and Morgan Strobel at the reception.
On the eve of the wed-ding a rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom’s par-ents at the Sea Gull Condo-miniums. The couple will make their home in Cor-pus Christi, Texas.
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Some stories have happy endings. Luckily the story of Mariposa did. Mariposa was found by the Gonzales Police with the tips from several sources and video tapes from HEB. She was brought from Schulenberg and reunited with Ernest. That was one great reunion. All of Gon-zales rejoiced with Ernest. Mariposa has been micro-chiped so that tags cannot be removed from her.
The Fourth of July is right here. It is falling right in the middle of the week and it is being predicted to being one of the highest traffic fatality or accident days because of that fact. However, let’s remem-ber the day many years ago when our forefathers signed that Declaration of Indepen-dence in 1776. Celebrate our freedom and then make your plans, enjoy yourselves and drive carefully.
The Men’s Brotherhood will have their congregational Fund Raiser dinner on July 6th at the Monthalia United Methodist Parish Hall. This is the congregational BBQ chicken dinner that is used to raise money for scholarships to be given to the graduating seniors. This is on the Friday
after the 4th. There will also be an auction of baked goods. This is slipping up on us this year so put a note on your refrigerator in big orange let-ters.
Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Rose Rivera, Joe Kotwig, Lisa Rodriguez, Christian, Di-ana Garcia, Terry Bowman, Bill and Marie Lott, Doris Hewell, “Sarge” Dunkin; Lou-ise Jones, Katy West, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, Mildred O’Neal, Doug Walshak, Sel-ma Vickers, Gene Robinson, Susie Dolezal, Keith Glass, Joyce and Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Sandi Gandre, Rev A. C. Newman, Aunt Betty Gandre, Fay,Linda Nesloney, Marie Schauer, Esther Lin-demann, Buster Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Tony Black, Susie Cagle, Noreen Soefje, Lanny Baker, Ann
Bond; Case Martin, Margue-rite Williams, Shirley Dozier, Matt and Betty Lou, the fam-ily of Marilyn Price, the fam-ily of Clyde (Bubba) Bond, and the family of Evelyn Newman, the family of Pete Kallies; The Family of Alvin Hewell, Please remember our enlisted people and their families. Please pray for some rain. We are getting a few spats of rain here and there, but we need some real rain. Pray especially for our troops and their families on this Fourth of July celebration.
I have just received word that Alvin Hewell has passed away. He is at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin. That is all that I know at the present time.
We managed to get to the eye doctor in San Antonio, get the shot in my eye, and get back to Belmont in one piece. We got stuck in traffic on 1604 that moved inch by inch for about an hour and a half. We finally got to the source of it. An eighteen wheeler was on its side half-way down an embankment that had some kind of cement blocks on it. It looked like they had al-ready towed the other vehicle away. We had originally had
enough time to go to Home Depot etc. As it was we had just enough time to come straight through to hit the Belmont Social Club tired, hungry, and wanting relax-ation.
Best Friends were playing and they honored our Veter-ans with God Bless America. Mr. T. Brock who is 90 years old was there along with an-other spry young lady who was an Army vet. When Sally hits that high note in that song, goose bumps go everywhere. There are not too many of those WWII vets left. We honor all of our military wherever they are. It was sure good to see Jimmy Kelly and get to talk to him. He came to see me several times when I was in the hos-pital and I really appreciated that. He has many a tale to tell when he was in the Air Force. Like many he has unpleasant dreams about certain situa-tions. I asked him about Mr. Pete Goss and Mr. Luther Goss who were in World War I. He said that they stuck to-gether like glue as much as possible. One thing always worried me was why Mr. Pete never married. He said that Mr. Pete changed so much
after he came back from that war that he wasn’t the same person. He was in the part that was hit with large doses of mustard gas, and the front that saw many people piled up and killed and he never was the same person. So think about that as we cel-ebrate our freedoms.
On Saturday night my fellow Tommy Schlein was playing at Belmont. I was in the hospital the last time that he played and I was sure hap-py to be there in the audience this time. We walked in about the same time as Don and JoAnn Liefeste. They were later joined by Robbie and Christabel West who were celebrating their thirtieth wedding anniversary. Later we saw Warren and Anita Hornung, and Clarence and Kay Bahlman from over near Monthalia plus about three more families from that area. I guess we could have just had church. Tommy really put on a crowd pleasing show. He got so many people out on the dance floor that they were bumping into each other and others were coming from the back to join in or see what was going on. We had some really young participants
on that dance floor too with their parents help. They need to learn how to do the twist when they are young.
Tommy Schlein intro-duced a young seven year old fella, Noah Hermes, who sang “Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog”. Noah is the son of Tommy Hermes, a longtime friend of Tommy Schlein. Noah really did a good job of belting out the song that Elvis made famous. The Hermes family is pretty well known for their sing-ing so he just needs to keep on practicing. Maybe he can come back and sing again.
We have been moving fur-niture and have moved Deli-lah, Samson, and Itsy into an-other part of the house. You have never seen such yowling going on…. Itsy is still loose and hiding underneath some kind of furniture and won’t come out. We are trying to keep them in one room until they get settled down. Will swears that he has looked everywhere. Itsy has not es-caped outside, so he has to be somewhere. Itsy always was as crazy as a bat. Why should he change now??
Have a good week, and God Bless.
Sandi’s Country Fried News
Sandi Gandre
Mr. and Mrs. Michael William Ince
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Be aware of the dangers of summer pests
It’s now or never....
“WE’RE ALL IN FOR 2012!”
The Pilot Club of Gonzales,Texas Inc. met Wednesday noon at Riverside Com-muity Center for luncheon and program meeting. Pres. Ann Covert presided lead-ing the opening of the Club Installation of Officers ceremony. She thanked the cur-rent officers for teamwork which made great use of the varied talents for doing the many projects Pilot Club plans and works out during a year, comparing it in beauty as the many colors in a lovely spring bouquet. She presented a frond of daisies in a tiny glass to each retiring Officer and presented Directors each with a brilliantly colored candle. Calling upon Installing Officer Nancy Logan the ceremony began with each newly elected Officer and Director coming forward. Mrs. Logan read briefly the duties of each Officer and Director, de-claring them duly installed. New Officers are as follows:
Pres. Scottie Beth BakerVice Pres. Dr. Cindi Jackson
Secretary Sharon TenbergTreaurer Pat HeinemeyerCorresponding Sec. Pam ParkerDirectors, Marian Hayes, Jackie Gan-
dre, Renee Rathman and Ann Covert Pres. Scottie Beth Baker graciously re-
sponded by thanking the new Officers and Directors using a painter’s palette in Pilot colors of green and gold and Anchor Club colors of blue and gold to demonstrate that Pilots can be influential in “painting this town” with benefits of our projects all year to come.
Past President Ann presented Pres.Scottie Beth the Pilot Club President’s medalion and in turn Past Pres. Ann Co-vert was presented a gift of a Past Presi-dent’s pin by Mrs. Baker.
Pres. Baker then announced the Divi-sion leaders and special appointments she has made. Pilots had a delightful time of telling ‘brags’ or complaints which was the ending feature on the program, bring-ing groans or chuckles in our friendships as we look forward to the 2012-2013 Club Year.
By CAROL DUBOSESpecial to The Cannon
Pilot Club News
Summertime pests can disrupt even the most festive outdoor celebration, so it pays to know what to look for when an unin-vited visitor comes along. Most bites and stings are gone within a few days but some bug bites may cause severe reactions and can even be life-threatening.
When working or playing outdoors, it is important to keep your eyes peeled for mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, spiders and winged stingers. Pesky summer insects bite to defend themselves, to get food or to reproduce. Young children, older people and those with compromised immune systems are most at risk for developing ad-verse reactions to bug bites.
MosquitoesMosquitoes are one of the most com-
mon insects in the world. They usually can be spotted from late spring to early fall and they particularly like to visit at dawn and dusk. Mosquitoes thrive in warm climates and near water which can both help sus-tain their larvae (newly hatched insects). You can only get bit by a female mosquito because male mosquitoes do not bite.
These pests carry many diseases and some of these pests could even be carry-ing one of the most deadly viruses—West Nile virus. “In the United States, West Nile virus has been a concern in many areas since 1999 and is continually worrisome for many Americans,” said Donna Wood, Practice Leader of Clinical Operations at Quorum Health Resources (QHR). The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC) recorded 45 deaths from West Nile in 2010.
If you are bit by a mosquito and then develop a fever, muscle weakness or other unusual symptoms, these can signal West Nile. Seek medical treatment immediately if you experience any of these symptoms after being bit as West Nile can cause death if it enters the brain.
TicksTicks are classified as parasites, an or-
ganism that claims nutrients from another host. They can transmit bacteria that cause serious medical issues and sometimes death. Ticks embed into the skin, eject-ing their toxins as they feed on the host’s blood. Some of the diseases that they carry are particular to certain geographic regions including Lyme disease which was named for the Connecticut town where cases were first identified in the mid-1970s and Rocky Mountain spotted fever which is common throughout North and South America.
“The deer tick that carries Lyme disease looks like a dark speck on the skin. The CDC recorded about 30,000 confirmed cases in 2009,” says David Meredith, D.O. at Gonzales Healthcare Systems. “People who live in the areas where deer ticks are most active should do routines skin checks, especially from late spring through summer. About 95 percent of the cases have been reported from just 12 states. The Lyme disease hot spots are Pennsylva-nia, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Maryland, Min-nesota, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maine and Virginia.”
Some symptoms associated with a tick bite can include chills, fever, confusion, headache, muscle aches or a rash. If bitten by a tick, remove the tick within 36 hours to reduce the risk of contracting a disease.
ChiggersCommon in America’s Southern region,
redbugs or harvest mites are the micro-scopic chigger larvae that live in bushes, trees and grass. The six-legged hairy bug targets the most delicate areas of a vic-tim’s skin such as, ankles, armpits, back of knees and the front of elbows. Once chiggers bite, the victim may experience intense itching that can last for a week or longer. The bites often come in bunches, which worsens the uncomfortable result. Chiggers in the United States don’t carry disease, but the intense itching may make you feel like you are going crazy!
Bees, Wasp, Hornets and Yellow Jack-ets
Walking too closely to a nest may result in painful summertime stings from bees, wasps, hornets or yellow jackets. As with mosquitoes, only the females attack. The males have no stingers. A bee’s stinger detaches and stays in the skin and the bee later dies. Wasps, hornets and yellow jack-ets on the other hand, keep their stingers after they attack and can repeatedly sting their victims. “At least 40 people die each year from allergic reaction to stings from bees or other insects,” says David Mere-dith, D.O. at Gonzales Healthcare Systems. “Anaphylaxsis is not common, but when a reaction occurs it can be immediately life-threatening. About 1 percent of children and 3 percent of adults are at risk. People who are allergic should carry an epineph-rine auto-injector with them. EpiPen is a commonly used brand.”
For most people, bee stings result in pain that lasts anywhere from a few hours to a few days. But for those that are allergic, bee stings can cause death. Shortness of breath, swelling of the face and throat, diz-ziness and other such serious symptoms signal the need to get immediate medical help.
SpidersSpiders are a threat year-round, but
warm temperatures and outdoor activi-ties increase the likelihood of being bitten. Most spider bites are harmless, although they may itch or sting. Two female black widows and the brown recluse are poison-ous. It’s best to check with a doctor if you think you’ve been bitten by one of these, even if the reaction seems mild.
The brown recluse got its name be-cause it’s anti-social. It loves to hide out where it’s not disturbed -- say, that camp-ing equipment in the attic or the unused firewood pile at the state park. It helps to wear gloves when you’re poking through such stuff and keep watch if any skin areas start to redden, blister or swell. Otherwise, you may not even notice you’ve been bit-ten. Though seldom fatal, the brown re-cluse bite can cause the skin around it to slowly die, leaving a deep painful wound. The wound can take a long time to heal and cause scarring.
Black widows tend to creep around at
night and hang out in dark crevices, so use those gloves if you’re poking around in caves or similar spaces. The venom from a black widow bite affects the nervous sys-tem. Symptoms can vary from minor to life-threatening. Acute pain at the bite site or a whole-body reaction, such as a high fever or body aches, demand immediate medical attention.
Armed with caution and knowledge, we can recognize the signs and symptoms of
summertime bites and stings and know when quick medical attention is impor-tant.
For more information about summer-time stings and bites, check out this guide on WebMD: http://firstaid.webmd.com/tc/common-stinging-or-biting-insects-or-spiders-topic-overview.
This article provided courtesy of Gonza-les Healthcare Systems and Quorum Health Resources (QHR).
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Sons of the RepublicThe Sons of The Republic
of Texas, Gonzales Chapter will meet July 10 at the Old Jail conference room.
Meeting time is 10 a.m and all members and prospec-tive members are urged to attend.
The Sons of the Repub-lic of Texas (SRT) consists of members who are direct lineal descendants of those that settled the Republic of Texas prior to February 19, 1846, when Texas merged with the United States as the 28th state. The SRT traces its origins back to April, 1893, and the Texas Veterans Asso-ciation, which was comprised of members that actually lived in the Republic of Texas. It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1934.
Since its inception, the purpose of the SRT has been to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved and maintained the indepen-dence of Texas.
Its mission is to encourage historical research and publi-cation of the earliest records of Texas; foster the preserva-tion of historic sites, docu-ments and artifacts relating to the period of the Republic; participate in community ac-tivities which will remind the populace of its Republic of Texas heritage; and mark the observance of certain dates that are important to the his-tory of the Republic of Texas.
Nixon VFDThe Nixon Volunteer Fire
Department will hold its an-nual BBQ Fundraiser on Sat-urday, July 21 at the Nixon Fire Station, beginning at 11 a.m.
The event will offer bris-ket, sausage and all the trim-mings at $8 per plate. Plates are available for dine-in or to go.
GHS Class of ‘87Gonzales High School
Class of 1987 will hold its re-union July 14th, 7 p.m. until 11 p.m., 4-D Ranch, Waelder, TX. $25 per person if you are *not* staying at on-site hotel; $15 per person if you are staying at on-site hotel. Please RSVP by emailing Laura at [email protected] or Stephanie at [email protected].
Free Back to School immunizations
The Gonzales Community Health Center will be offering free Back To School immuni-zations on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Children must be accom-panied by a parent or guard-ian, who are asked to bring the child’s latest immuniza-tion record and complete a registration form.
During the event, free school supplies will also be available.
The center is located at 228 St. George in Gonzales. For more information, call 830-672-6511 or visit the website www.chcsct.com.
Baker family benefitA benefit for Phil and Shei-
lah Baker will be held at the Zedler Mill pavilion on Satur-day, July 21, from 6-12 p.m. The evening will include a dinner, dancing to the music of the Sam Bentley Band, and a cake auction. This is a BYOB event.
Tickets are $25 each, and pre-sale tickets are avail-able at Centex Equipment in Luling, and Sage Capital Bank, at all its locations.
The event is being held to raise money to help cover medical expenses for the Baker Family. Phil Baker, who was raised in Gonzales, was
hospitalized with severe heart problems. His wife, Sheilah - a lifelong resident of Luling, was hospitalized about a week later for sur-gery and it was discovered that she had Leukemia. The couple has worked on a number of events in Luling, Lockhart and Gonzales over the years.
Donations to the Bakers can be made at any Sage Capital Bank branch office.
GLC July ClassesThe Gonzales Learning
and Career Center has an-nounced its schedule of classes for July.
Workplace Spanish will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30- 7 p.m. for four weeks, starting July 10.
Citizenship will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. for four weeks, also starting July 10.
Excel will be offered on Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m., beginning July 11. The class will run through July 25.
A Grant Writing Workshop will be held on Friday, July 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Call 830-672-8291 for pric-es, more information or to register.
Moulton Elem. LibraryMoulton Elementary Li-
brary will be open again this summer, to all members of our community and all age students and adults. Some high school books by popu-lar authors will be available. A max of 3 books per person will be allowed.
The library will be open every Tuesday through July 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call Debbie Novosad at 361-596-7616 if you have questions.
N-S registrationElementary registration
will work differently this year in the Nixon-Smiley CISD. All elementary students en-rolled during 2011-2012 will be enrolled automatically in the 2012-2013 school year. There will be no summer reg-istration days for elementary as there are for middle school and high school.
GISD SummerReading ProgramGonzales ISD students are
invited to join the district’s Summer Reading Program every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. through Aug. 2 at the Gonza-les Elementary Library. Story Time will be at 9:30 a.m. each day. Breakfast will be avail-able from 8-8:30 each morn-ing, with lunch available from 11:30-noon each Tuesday and Thursday. All GISD stu-dents in grades 1-12 are eligi-ble, and can take Accelerated reader tests for next school year credit.
Piano LessonsSummer Piano Lessons will
be offered at the Gonzales Public Library.
The lessons are for stu-dents age 8-18 with library members and registration can be done at the library by parent or guardian. Tele-phone registration will not be accepted.
GLC donationsThe Gonzales Learning
Center wants to let folks know that we’re collecting gently used Christmas orna-ments, lights, artificial trees, wreaths, décor, and gift wrap for next year’s Christ-mas bazaar.
Call 830-672-8291 to make arrangements to drop off your donation at the Learning Center, located at 1135 St. Paul. We can also pick up donations.
For more information, send email to [email protected].
Violence shelterThe Guadalupe Valley
Family Violence Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit orga-nization providing services to both residents and non-residents that are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the coun-ties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson.
GVFVS provides survivors with legal advocacy, case management, counsel-ing, assistance with crime victims compensation and other services at no cost. For more information, call 830-372-2780 or 1-800-834-2033.
Senior Citizens CenterThe Gonzales Senior Citi-
zens Center would like to invite anyone over 60 years of age to come and eat with them at 604 St. Michael St., Monday thru Friday. The center is open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
We serve a hot delicious 1/3 RDA delicious meal noon each day. The cost of the meal is a $2.00 volun-tary donation that is applied to the total cost of the meal.
We would like some sug-gestions for activities that you would like to see at the Gonzales Center.
I would also like to remind you that we have Senior Citizen Centers in Waelder, Smiley and Nixon. For more information about our ac-tivities, please call me, Hel-en Richter at 672-2613.
For general public trans-portation call 672-7014 or 672-6469, and talk to Kari or Bobby. Please make your reservations as soon as you know you need transporta-tion because it is on a first come first serve basis.
Toastmasters meetCome and Speak It Toast-
masters Club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, from 12-1 p.m. at the Gonzales County Farm Bureau Community Room, located at 1731 Sey-dler Street.
The Toastmasters envi-ronment is friendly and sup-portive whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters can give you the skills and confidence you need to express your-self in any situation.
For more information contact Club President GK Willmann at 830-857-1109 or send email to [email protected], or Gerri Lawing at 830-857-1207 or [email protected].
Dementia-Alzheimer Support
This group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. in the Narthex of the First United Method-ist Church. This meeting is free and open to the public. Shirley Goss, Wesley Nurse is the facilitator. It offers health-wellness education and supportive programs related to dementia. You are welcome to attend. For more information, call 672-1031.
Parkinson Support Group
This group meets the second Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. in the Narthex of the First United Methodist Church. This meeting is free and open to the public and is facilitated by Wesley Nurse, Shirley Goss. Educational and sup-portive programs are of-fered. For more information, call 672-1031.
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Charles Oran Peck Jr., 1942-2012
PECKCharles Oran Peck,
Jr. was born on May 11, 1942, in Houston to Charles Oran Peck and Ila Mae Bennett Peck. On April 4, 1964, he mar-ried Iris Lynn Herzog in Houston. He lived in Gonzales and Cat Spring, but Katy was his home for most all of his life.
Charles owned and op-erated K-T Bolt Manufac-turing Company in Katy, and was also a member of the First United Meth-odist Church of Katy. Charles passed away at his home in Cat Spring on Saturday, June 30 at the age of 70 years.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Iris Peck; children, Randy Peck, Jana Tomlinson and husband Randy, Ricky Peck and wife Ma-rybeth, and Maria Ham-ilton and husband Craig; grandchildren, Gatlin and Hoyt Peck, Tan-ner and Jaz Tomlinson, Grace and John Peck, and Chase and Boone Hamilton; sister, Doro-thy LeBlanc and husband Andy; brothers, Alfred Lee Peck and wife Sha-ron, and Grady McBur-nett and wife Dana; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Tues-day, July 3 at the First United Methodist Church in Katy, with Rev. Marlin Fenn and Rev. Lynn Wil-son officiating. Interment was in Katy Magnolia Cemetery.
Those wishing to make memorial gifts may do so to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 570127, Houston, TX 77257. Condolences may be ex-pressed at www.Schmidt-FuneralHome.net
Funeral services held under the direction of Schmidt Funeral Home, 1508 East Avenue, Katy, Texas 77493, (281) 391-2424.
Alvin Hewell, 1928-2012HEWELL
Alvin Hewell, age 84 of Seguin, passed away on July 2. Alvin was born on March 26, 1928 in Union Valley to Thomas Coke, Sr. and Ruby Esther Hensley Hewell.
He graduated from Nix-on High School and then proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1945-1946 with the occupation forces in Japan. He then managed a ranch in the Nixon area.
Alvin went to work in 1966 as a machinist at SMI (now CMC). After retire-ment, Alvin continued ranching in the Nixon area. He and his wife, Doris, are longtime active members of First United Methodist Church in Seguin. Special times with his family in-cluded hunting and fish-ing, especially the annual Hewell Deer Camp.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Patricia Ann Hewell; his parents; his brothers, Thomas C. Hewell, Jr. and John Bird Hewell; and his son-in-law, Ernest Vorpahl.
Survivors include his lov-ing wife of 64 years, Doris Soefje Hewell; daughters, Cathy Vorpahl and Sharon Hewell; son, Al Hewell and wife, Kathy; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Jeff and Rhonda Jubela and children, Hunter, Ry-land and Reece, Kim and Jim Anderson and daugh-ter, Bailee, Kyle Jubela and daughter Emma, Kris and Ashley Vorpahl and chil-dren, Michael and Gavin, Valerie Hewell and Brien Hewell; sisters-in-law, Frances Hewell, Wildajean Hewell and Carol Dodgen and husband Tom; numer-ous nieces, nephews, cous-ins and friends.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 6, from noon to 7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mor-tuary. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Seguin with Rev. Keith
Wyatt and Rev. Ron Wel-born officiating. Interment will follow in the Nixon Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Richardson Center in Nixon.
Serving as pallbear-ers will be Johnny Hewell, Gary Haas, Jarrett Finch, Dean Eshelman, Steve Dodgen, Tommy Hewell and Joe Hewell. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Jimmie Martin, Hensley T. Hurt, Bob Hewell, Jerry Hewell, Harry Pat Hewell, Roger Baenziger and Troy De Palermo.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Unit-ed Methodist Church, 710 N. Austin, Seguin, Texas, 78155, Guadalupe Regional Hospice, 1215 E. Court St., Seguin, Texas, 78155 or to the charity of one’s choice. You are invited to sign the guest book at www.tre-shewell.com.
Arrangements are un-der the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.
Beverly Ann Hermann, 1938-2012
HERMANNBeverly Ann Hermann,
74 of Brenham, passed away June 25, 2012.
Beverly was born June 11, 1938 in Gonzales to Alfred Knolle and Ina John (Gib-son) Hermann. She was a graduate of Gonzales High School and Texas Tech Uni-versity. For 35 years, she taught elementary school students in the Lubbock ISD.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Her loving family in-cludes: brothers, Alfred K. Hermann, Jr. and wife, Alice of Gonzales, John A. Hermann and wife Patsy of Brenham; niece Jennifer J. Hermann; nephew, Alfred K. ”Trey” Hermann, III and wife Diane; great nieces Jor-dan Paige Hermann, Tyler Leigh Hermann and Sydney Jon Hermann; and her be-loved dog Abbie.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 29th at 10 a.m. in Brenham’s First Baptist Church with Mr. Charlie Matejowsky and Dr. Charles Walton officiating. Inter-ment followed in Prairie Lea Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clay Her-mann, Alfred K. “Trey” Her-mann III, Gregg Appel, Wil-liam H. Betts, Jr., Jarvis Van Dyke, Dennis Kutach, and John Hasskarl. Honorary pallbearers were Arthur G. Hermann, Eddie Van Dyke, and Dr. R.C. Hermann.
Memorials may be given to Brenham’s First Baptist Church, Audio Video Fund or your charity of choice.
Services were in the care of Brenham Memorial Chapel, 2300 Stringer St., Brenham 77833. 979-836-3611 Tributes to the family may be sent online to www.brenham-memorial-cha-pel.com.
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There’s one sure way to beat the heat during a Texas summer: water! Gonzales got a dose of that with an afternoon thundershower Friday right before the start of the evening’s Main Street Concert Series entertainment — and young and old alike got together later for an old-fashioned water balloon toss.
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Turn Around supports GYCPat Anders-Ryan of the Gonzales Youth Center accepts a donation check from The Turn Around Sports Bar, represented by owners Jeanette Burton (left) and Mary Burton (right). The donation amount was $1,000. (Photo by Mark Lube)
First Presbyterian aids GYCJoann Hedrick, Director of Vacation Bible School First Presbyterian Church, presents Pat Anders-Ryan with a check for $104. Total donations from First Presbyterian totaled $106. (Photo by Mark Lube)
The 2012 GVEC Public Service Award was presented to the family of the late Mayor Hal Baldwin of Schertz in recognition of his 29 years of dedicated pub-lic service to the City of Schertz. Pictured are (from left): GVEC Board President Lewis Borgfeld, Lynn Cockrum, Barbara Baldwin, and GVEC General Manager and CEO Darren Schauer. (Courtesy photo)
This year’s GVEC An-nual Meeting was held June 22 at the Gonzales High School Special Events Cen-ter.
Either present or by proxy, 1,276 GVEC mem-bers were represented at the meeting.
While waiting for the business meeting to start, GVEC members enjoyed refreshments and chili dogs, and listened to music performed by The O’Neal Brothers Band. Members also had an opportunity to browse exhibit booths for GVEC subsidiaries, GVEC Home and GVEC.net.
At 7 p.m., Board Presi-dent Lewis Borgfeld called the business meeting to or-der. The invocation, given by Board Vice President Melvin E. Strey, followed.
Next on the agenda was the election of Directors. Four incumbent directors were elected to a three-year term on the GVEC Board of Directors. Henry C. Schmidt, Jr. of Gonzales will serve as Director of District 3; Emmett Engelke of New Braunfels will serve as Director of District 6; Dr.
Tom DeKunder of Schertz will serve as Director of District 9; and David War-zecha of Cuero will serve as Director of District 11.
Following the election was a video presentation of reports to the membership. The presentation featured the many ways GVEC and GVEC subsidiaries make life more comfortable and efficient as the area’s local provider for reliable elec-tric power, high-speed In-ternet, and energy-efficient appliance and air condi-tioning/heating sales and service. Other discussion topics included GVEC’s new online member servic-es of online live chat, 24/7 real-time outage informa-tion, and a mobile website; the Eagle Ford Shale and its positive effect on electric service in the eastern end of the GVEC service terri-tory; steps taken to main-tain electric system reliabil-ity; and the 2011 financial report.
Next, Board President Lewis Borgfeld discussed the new GVEC charitable fund, POWER UP Com-munity Fund. The 11 non-profit civic and community groups awarded grants last April were presented.
A special part of the evening’s program was the presentation of the Pub-lic Service Award. It was awarded to the family of the late Mayor Hal Baldwin of Schertz in recognition of his 29 years of dedicated public service to the City of Schertz.
Mayor Baldwin’s pub-lic service included his appointment to the city council in 1983 through his election as Mayor in 1994 where he served into 2012. He was instrumental in the success of the city’s growth and development over the years and was considered by many to be a visionary leader who left a rich legacy for the next generation of leaders to build upon. The award was accepted by the late mayor’s wife, Barbara Baldwin, and daughter, Lynn Cockrum.
“Mayor Baldwin was a business partner and sup-porter for many years, but more importantly, he was a great friend to GVEC,” says GVEC Gen-eral Manager and CEO Darren Schauer. “He will be forever remembered for his leadership and his many contributions to the Schertz community.”
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GVEC aids GISD FoundationThanks to a gracious donation from GVEC, the newly formed GISD Education Foundation hired a firm specializing in the development of educational foundations to help ensure the association reaches its first year’s goals and objectives. This October the Gonzales ISD Education Foundation will be hosting an event to kick off their first annual fund drive. Those interested in supporting these efforts are encouraged to contact the Foundation at 830.672.9551 ext 1221. (Pictured from left: Erwin Ckodre, Gonzales ISD Education Foun-dation President & Darren Schauer, GVEC General Manager/CEO). (Courtesy Photo)
The Board of Directors of the Guadalupe Valley Elec-tric Cooperative (GVEC) is pleased to announce a re-fund of $3 million in capital credits to GVEC members.
The refund, which will be distributed in July, is just one of the many benefits of being a member-owner of an elec-tric cooperative.
The amount of refund for each member is based on the amount of electricity the member has purchased. Member bills will be credit-ed for refunds less than $25, and for refunds more than $25, members will receive a check by mail.
Receiving capital credits whenever financially pos-sible is just one of the many benefits that makes the co-operative form of business so unique. By signing up for electric service, every con-sumer becomes a member-owner with the opportunity to share in the Cooperative’s success.
“I’d like to thank our membership for their sup-port and participation as member-owners of GVEC,” says GVEC Board President Lewis Borgfeld. “We are ever mindful of our members’ needs and strive to make prudent strategic decisions that will benefit both the members and the Coopera-tive.”
If GVEC members have questions, they can call 800-223-4832 to speak with a Customer Service Represen-tative, visit www.gvec.org or view their July issue of Texas
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miles across South Central Texas. The headquarters is located in Gonzales with four area offices in the cities of Schertz, Seguin, La Vernia and Cuero.
Carrying a TORCHChuck Norris, incoming Chairman of the Board of the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH) joined Don McBeath, lobbyist, David Pearson, CEO of TORCH and a group of rural hospital CEO’s in Washington D. C. to call on all Texas legislators to assist in stopping the continual decreases in federal add-on payments (i.e. Low Volume Adjustment, Medicare Dependent Status, 2% sequestration). These additional payments were passed initially for a very good reason and that reason has not diminished nor gone away. Seemingly the definition of Health Care Reform today equates to cutting payments to providers (hospitals, doctors, emergency medical ser-vices, and long term care facilities). “While balancing the federal budget is a very important and necessary issue; to do it at the risk of weakening the safety net of rural health providers seems to defeat the purpose of true health care reform,” Norris said. (Courtesy Photo)
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dition in infants.Within 24 hours of his diagnosis,
Serrano received five units of red blood cells and one of plasma. Today, Serrano is a happy and active four-year-old boy.
His mother, Elizabeth, comments, “Like most people, I didn’t think any-one in my family would ever need blood. We tend to think there are lots of people out there donating, so I don’t need to. But when something like this happens, it hits home. Give
blood - it’s that simple.”The South Texas Blood & Tissue
Center is partnering with commu-nity organizations and hosting the following blood drives this month. Anyone who is 16 years old weighing 120 pounds (with parental consent form or at least 17 years old weigh-ing 110 pounds and in good general health may donate blood. Donors must present identification.
Upcoming blood drives are sched-uled as follows:
• First United Methodist Church in Gonzales, 426 St. Paul, Sunday, July 8 from 8:15 a.m. - noon
• Memorial Hospital in Gonzales, 1110 Sarah DeWitt, Tuesday, July 10 from 10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
• Scott Dierlam Insurance in Gon-zales, 1212 Sarah DeWitt, Friday, July 20 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Holmes Foods in Nixon, 101 S. Liberty Ave., Tuesday, July 10 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Gonzales
P.O. Box 179Gonzales, Texas 78629
RE/MAX Professional Realty in Seguin has an-nounced the arrival of DeLanna Allen and Mea-gan Morgan to their ros-ter of 8 agents who will be working with area buyers and sellers.
“We’re very excited to be adding yet more sales professionals of such high caliber to our office,” says RE/MAX Professional Re-alty Broker/Owner Andrea Smith, a 7-year industry veteran. “They are extreme-ly customer-service orient-ed and have a track record of accomplishments in their prior endeavors. Our in-house training is second to none, and RE/MAX Uni-versity streams hundreds of hours of REALTOR training and continuously updated industry insights right to any PC or laptop, so our new agents, like the rest of our agents, can earn advanced professional des-ignations without the time and expense of travel.”
“RE/MAX Professional
Realty has an impeccable reputation for quality ser-vice and customer satis-faction,” says Allen. “I’m eager to be a part of an of-fice that is so ingrained in the community, and has the resources that they offer. Since RE/MAX currently has 50% of all real estate advertising on national television, and our clients’ listings are displayed on the largest real estate portal in the state (www.remaxtexas.
com), consumers under-stand the benefits of mar-keting their home through a RE/MAX office. Buyers have more choices, and sellers receive unparalleled exposure.”
Allen and Morgan (The A&M Team) have a com-bined 40 years experience in the real estate industry and are excited about join-ing RE/MAX.
Their experience in-cludes residential sales,
property management, commercial sales and de-velopment, as well as title insurance and oil and gas work. Their main focus will be in Gonzales County and surrounding areas. They would love to speak with you regarding the latest market conditions and to answer any real estate ques-tions you may have. For more information contact Allen at 830-857-0222 or Morgan at 979-777-9096.
The Historic Homes As-sociation is beginning their search for home owners who will commit to being open for the Christmas Tour of Homes on Dec. 1 and 2. If you own a home built prior to 1926 and would be willing to let it be used for this event, please contact Vicki Frenzel at 830-672-3732.
Homeowners are reim-bursed $250 to somewhat defray the cost involved and the HHA has done some pretty amazing proj-ects with the money raised during the past 16 years. The projects are important, but so is the service to the community that comes through this annual home tour.
There are 300 to 400 people here each year dur-ing the event, spending money and soaking up our history to go and tell their friends about our wonder-ful and welcoming town. Our reputation for being a friendly and welcoming town is growing as we at the chamber know from listing
to our visitors. It’s a good reputation to have.
• The First Friday Coffee will be at W.B. Farm and Ranch on Friday from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and they will have Play Star playscapes on sale for 10 percent off.
• The PBR Calcutta will be held at the Running M Bar and Grill on Tuesday at 7 p.m. to benefit Norma’s House. On Thursday, the Business Committee will meet.
• PBR Bullriding will be held on Saturday at the J.B. Wells Arena, with gates open at 5 p.m., riding at 7:30 and a dance afterwards at the show barn. There is no cover charge.
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Gonzales LivestockMarket ReportThe Gonzales Livestock
Market Report for Saturday, June 30, 2012 had on hand: 692 cattle.
Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold steady. Packer cows sold $1-$2 lower.
Stocker-feeder steers: Me-dium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $210-$270; 300-400 lbs, $195-$205; 400-500 lbs, $175-$190; 500-600 lbs, $158-$172; 600-700 lbs., $139-$153; 700-800 lbs, $131-$137.
Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $118-$124.
Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $190-$235; 300-400 lbs, $178-$184; 400-500 lbs, $154-$173; 500-600 lbs., $144-$159; 600-700 lbs., $135-$142.
Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $74-$84; Cutters, $82-$88.50; Canners, $58-$66; Low yield-ing fat cows, $64-$73.
Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $101-$108; light weights and me-
dium quality bulls, $86-$98.Stocker Cows: $850-
$1,280.Pairs: $1,050-$1,375.Thank you for your busi-
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Hallettsville LivestockCommission ReportThe Hallettsville Livestock
Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on June 26, 2012, 1,037; Week ago, 1,427; Year ago, 1,277.
The calf market was lower this week. Not enough good light weights for a market quote but heaver weights were all $3 to $5 lower. Corn continues much higher and fat market continues to drop.
Packer cows and bulls sold steady to $1 higher on ap-prox. 190 hd. Total.
Packer Cows: higher dress-ing utility & cutter cows, $80-$92; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $66-$80; light weight canner cows, $55-$66.
Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $101-$109; utility & cutter bulls, $88-$101; light-
weight canner bulls, $77-$88.Stocker and Feeder Calves
and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; $215-$255; 200-300 lbs, $210-$250; 300-400 lbs, $182-$218; 400-500 lbs, $165-$182.50; 500-600lbs, $132-$160; 600-700 lbs, $130-$148; 700-800 lbs, $123-$137. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $210-250; 200-300 lbs, $170-$242; 300-400 lbs, $160-$182; 400-500 lbs, $141-$161; 500-600 lbs, $130-$148; 600-700 lbs, $120-$140; 700-800 lbs, $114-$127.
If we can help with market-ing your livestock, please call 361-798-4336.
No Sale Tuesday, July 3rd. Happy July 4th!
Cuero Livestock Market ReportCuero Livestock Market
Report on June 29, 2012, had 1,197 head.
Had 163 cows and 18 bulls. The cow and bull market was steady with last week’s level. The calf market was stron-ger in some areas particu-larly the thinner types. Some cross bred calves were a little weaker. Good steers were steady to stronger. Bigger
heifers may be a little cheap-er. Fleshy calves continue to sell at a discount. Holiday market has some weakness in certain classes.
Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $93-$106; lower grades, $64-$87.
Packer cows: boning, $65-$85; cutters, $65-$88; can-ners, $50-$70.
Palpated dry Cows: $90-$99; young, $75-$111.
Pairs: not many available, $930-$1,150.
Steer Calves: under 200 lbs, none; 200-250 lbs none; 250-300 lbs, $228-$240; 300-350 lbs, $182-$242.50; 350-400 lbs, $177-$227.50; 400-450 lbs, $166-$194; 450-500 lbs, $153-$176; 500-600 lbs, $140-$156; 600-700 lbs, $133-$149; 700-800 lbs, $135-$142.
Over 700 lbs. bulls, $100-$131.
Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, none; 200-250 lbs, none; 250-300 lbs, $179-$187; 300-350 lbs, $164-$182; 350-400 lbs, $152-$168; 400-450 lbs, $146-$156; 450-500 lbs, $142-$174; 500-600 lbs, $140-$159; 600-700 lbs., $120-$147; over 700 lbs, $114-$127.
DeLanna Allen and Meagan Morgan
During the month of July, the Comptroller’s office will conduct 15 free taxpayer seminars across the state. At these seminars, taxpayers can learn how to properly fill out tax forms, and file and pay taxes electronically. Information about e-services will also be available to help taxpayers manage their accounts online. Comptroller representatives will be on hand to answer questions and provide assistance to attendees.
“We want to empower Texas business owners by making resources and information accessible. Conducting these seminars
and making our team of tax specialists available provides much needed guidance for businesses,” said R.J. DeSilva, spokesperson for the Comptroller’s office
A complete list of locations, dates and times of the taxpayer seminars is available at www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/seminars.html. Those who are unable to attend the seminars can call the Comptroller’s tax assistance line at 1-800-252-5555. Tax forms and tax information can also be found on the Comptroller’s website, www.window.state.tx.us.
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Oil & Gas Activity Report
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826 Sarah DeWitt Drive, Gonzales, TX 78629
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Gonzales County Records
Recent well location re-ports from the Texas Rail-road Commission
DeWitt County
API No.: 42-123-32773Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Pioneer Natural
Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Sievers 01Well No.: 2HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Total Depth: 21,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.3
miles Northwest of YorktownSurvey Name: W. Putman,
A-381Acres: 169.18
API No.: 42-123-32816Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-
sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Hamilton
Trust Unit DWell No.: 2Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Total Depth: 13,700 feetDirection and Miles: 8.3
miles Northwest of CueroSurvey Name: R. Mills, A-39Acres: 704
API No.: 42-123-32814Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-
sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Musselman
Unit AWell No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 12,700 feetDirection and Miles: 10
miles Northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: D. Davis,
A-12Acres: 276.26
API No.: 42-123-32815Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating Company
Lease Name: Bednorz BWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 9.38
miles northwest of YorktownSurvey Name: I RR Co, Sec-
tion 59, A-266Acres: 647.67
Gonzales County
API No.: 42-177-32598Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-
sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: McKee Unit AWell No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 12,700 feetDirection and Miles: 6.9
miles southwest of ShinerSurvey Name: J. Hughes,
A-29Acres: 265.47
API No.: 42-177-32600Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Sample Baros
UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,800 feetDirection and Miles: 0.1
miles southeast of SampleSurvey Name: I. Baker,
A-130Acres: 640
API No.: 42-177-32576Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF
LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 10HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 18,200 feetDirection and Miles: 16.9
miles south of GonzalesSurvey Name: J. Pratt,
A-391
Acres: 9,211.30
API No.: 42-177-32577Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF
LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 11HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 19,200 feetDirection and Miles: 16.9
miles south of GonzalesSurvey Name: A.W. Hill,
A-247Acres: 9,211.30
API No.: 42-177-32599Classification: Fld. Dev.Operator: Sellers Lease Ser-
vice Inc.Lease Name: Johnston and
ParrWell No.: 107Field Name: Little New YorkTotal Depth: 2,050 feetDirection and Miles: 8.8
miles northeast of GonzalesSurvey Name: W.T. Wil-
liams, A-482Acres: 20
Lavaca County
API No.: 42-285-33645Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: NFR Energy LLCLease Name: Berckenhoff
UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 12,500 feetDirection and Miles: 2.5
miles northeast of MoultonSurvey Name: W. Taylor,
A-55Acres: 703.79
Recent oil and gas com-pletions according to re-ports from the Texas Rail-road Commission
DeWitt County
API No.: 42-123-32413Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Talisman Energy
USA Inc.Lease Name: Matejek Gas
Unit 1Well No.: 1Field Name: Sugarkane
(Eagle Ford)Survey Name: A. Sidic
A-418Direction and Miles: 2.6
miles northeast of NordheimOil: 72.5MCF: 2,876Choke Size: 13/64 of an
inchTubing Pressure: 2,455Shut In Well Pressure: 7,594Total Depth: 17,865 feetPerforations: 13,900-
17,775 feet
API No.: 42-123-32535Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-
ergy Corp.Lease Name: P. Warzecha AWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Survey Name: J.E. Ross,
A-403Direction and Miles: 10.06
miles northwest from York-town
Oil: 800MCF: 1,711Choke Size: 11/64 of an
inchTubing Pressure: 6,240Shut In Well Pressure: 7,015Total Depth: 16,050 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,975
feetPerforations: 12,990-
15,954 feet
API No.: 42-123-32627Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-
ergy Corp.Lease Name: Cantu BWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Survey Name: T. Davis,
A-162Direction and Miles:
1.58 miles southeast from Westhoff
Oil: 768MCF: 1,163Choke Size: 10/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,615Total Depth: 18,513 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,447
feetPerforations: 13,027-
18,385 feet
API No.: 42-123-32673
Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal
Operator: Geosouthern En-ergy Corp.
Lease Name: Ibrom AWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Survey Name: E.G. Cropper,
A-132Direction and Miles:
6.71 miles southwest from Westhoff
Oil: 518MCF: 2,531Choke Size: 10/64 of an
inchTubing Pressure: 7,585Shut In Well Pressure: 7,600Total Depth: 18,384 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,241
feetPerforations: 13,724-
18,225 feet
Gonzales County
API No.: 42-177-32442Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Dreyer UnitWell No.: 20HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy,
A-44Direction and Miles: 1.3
miles northwest of DreyerOil: 1,341MCF: 1,270Choke Size: 28/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,164Total Depth: 16,507 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,426
feetPerforations: 11,794-
16,400 feet
API No.: 42-177-32423Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Dreyer UnitWell No.: 19HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy,
A-44Direction and Miles: 1.5
miles northwest from DreyerOil: 1,710MCF: 1,836Choke Size: 30/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,258Total Depth: 18,218 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,137
feetPerforations: 11,912-
18,000 feet
API No.: 42-177-32499Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Cornfield UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: Isaac Baker,
A-130Direction and Miles: 0.1
miles east of SampleOil: 1,597MCF: 2,586Choke Size: 32/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,550Total Depth: 16,103 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,020
feetPerforations: 11,718-
16,015 feet
API No.: 42-177-32512Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Cornfield UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: F. Hoppell,
A-280Direction and Miles: 0.1
miles from SampleOil: 1,697MCF: 3,021Choke Size: 36/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,889Total Depth: 16,212 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,123
feetPerforations: 11,822-
16,120 feet
API No.: 42-177-32494Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF
LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: L. Kelsey,
A-305Direction and Miles: 13
miles south of GonzalesOil: 404MCF: 162Choke Size: 12/64 of an
inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,890Total Depth: 14,020 feetPerforations: 9,686-13,892
feet
Gonzales County Courthouse DeedsJune 1-30Cowan, Robert L. and Cowan, Linnea
D. to Burton, John C. and Burton, Tracey, w/d, Lt. 10, Running Wolf Subdvn.
Hodges, Kenneth Wayne and Hodges, Kristofor Wayne to Hodges, Shirley, w/d, 0.816 of an Acre, Jose Maria Salinas Svy, A-59.
Hodges, Shirley Ann to Balderas, Juan L. and Balderas, Britney, w/d, 0.836 of an Acre, Jose Maria Salinas Svy, A-59.
Weston, Clinton Henry and Weston,
Judy Elaine to Philbrick, Michael Eric and Philbrick, Jill Ann, w/d, 1.594 Acres, Green DeWitt Svy, A-16.
Weston, Clincon H. and Weston, Judy E. to Philbrick, Michael E. and Philbrick, Jill A., w/d, 10.019 Acres, Green DeWitt Svy, A-16.
McNeel Ranch, L.L.C. to McNeel Jr, Day P. and McNeel, Marilyn M., w/d, 250.776 Acres, Andrew Zumwalt Svy, A-503.
McNicholas, Jeff and McNicholas, Cindy to Nunes, Charles and Nunes, Sarah, w/d, 5.00 Acres, Charles Schaller Svy, A-431.
The Eagle Ford Shale drilling rig count rose to 278 this past week. That is an increase of seven rigs from last week’s count of 271 and is on par with the rig count two weeks ago. We talked about future rig activity in last week’s note and we covered an announcement that Pioneer Drilling is Slowing Down in follow up. It is worth noting: Pioneer Drilling has experienced a slow down, but the overall rig count grew during that time period.
Anadarko Petroleum is the operator up for review this week. The company had operations in the Maverick Basin before the Eagle Ford boom took root and expanded its holdings as exploration proved the potential of the play. The company’s most publicized development was when it received $1.55 billion ($12,000+/acre) in a joint venture agreement with Korean National Oil Company (KNOC). KNOC received a 33% interest in the company’s Eagle Ford acreage in exchange. Anadarko now estimates resource potential across its acreage is greater than 1 billion boe (600 mmboe net to
Anadarko). Anadarko has nine rigs running as of June 29, 2012, and has averaged more 10 rigs running over the past twelve months.
Eagle Ford Oil & Gas RigsThe natural gas directed rig count
(Smithbits) this past week fell to 73. Karnes and Webb counties are the only counties with more than ten rigs targeting natural gas. Henry Hub futures prices up to more than $2.90/mmbtu and had held twenty cents higher last week at $2.82/mmbtu on Friday afternoon. WTI was trading around $84/bbl Friday afternoon, and looks to end the week up. Oil directed activity increased to 204 rigs this week. That’s back up from last week when it fell below 200 for the first time since the beginning of April.
259 horizontal rigs are running in the region up from last week’s count of 248. One water well is being drilled in McMullen County. Karnes County continues to lead development with 41 rigs and La Salle is up to 36 rigs this week. McMullen (31), Webb (28), Dimmit (26), Gonzales (23), DeWitt (20), Atascosa (13), and Live Oak (12) make up the top Eagle Ford counties.
Cannon News Services
Eagle Ford rig count rising
HOUSTON — Lucas Energy, Inc. , an independent oil and gas company an-nounced July 2 that the Company has filed its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31.
Key elements of the activity of the 2012 fiscal year include: (1) consolidat-ing its acreage position in the Eagle Ford area around Gonzales County; (2) ex-panding into the Eaglebine area around Madison County; (3) a conversion from asset growth to production growth; (4) doubling oil production from operated wells; and (5) increasing revenues in the last quarter significantly. Lucas realized a net loss during fiscal year 2012 greater than was anticipated due to developmen-tal drilling not occurring until the last two
quarters of the fiscal year. The entire copy of the Form 10-K filing is available on the SEC’s Edgar website.
Crude oil reserves increased approxi-mately 4.2 million bbls (barrels) or 154% with the end of year proved crude oil re-serves at approximately 7 million bbls. The estimated future net revenue discounted at 10% from proved oil and gas properties was approximately $104 million. Crude oil sales in bbls increased 45% over the previ-ous fiscal year.
William A. Sawyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company said, “The ultimate goal of the manage-ment of Lucas Energy, Inc. is to maximize shareholder value. Lucas is continuing to market its Eagle Ford properties and to develop other properties in an effort to ac-complish that goal.”
Cannon News Services
Lucas Energy reportskey activities in 2012
The Heights of Gon-zales Activity De-partment is looking for a fridge/freezer to hold supplies for event refreshments. If you would like to donate or know of one that is reason-ably priced, contact Gwen Koncaba,
830-672-4530. --------------------------Job Corps is cur-rently enrolling stu-dents aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational trades at no-cost! Will help students get drivers license GED or High School diploma and col-
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Retired teacher or someone with prior school expe-rience preferred. Must have strong computer and leadership skills, be self motivated and versatile. Sal-ary negotiable. Call 830-672-3838 for interview, or email gracechristianacad-emy@gvec,net.--------------------------
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Yard Sale. 110 E. Wallace. Saturday, 9-2. Clothes & Misc.
Huge 3 family Ga-rage Sale. 307 St. Francis in the back. Friday and Satur-day, 8-3. Bunch of odds-n-ends, clothes, knick-knacks, pictures.--------------------------Large Family Ga-rage Sale. Satur-day, 8-1. Hwy. 97 towards Waelder, 1 mile past Sage Capital Bank. Lots of good stuff. Too much to mention.--------------------------Garage Sale. Sat-urday, July 7, 8-2. 503 South Ponton. Frames, office, gar-den & cleaning sup-plies, w/d, clothes, books, cosmetics, dishes & much more.--------------------------Boomer’s is having a garage sale Sat-urday, July 7th from 7:00 -12:00. Located at 2513 Harwood Rd.
Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. In-cludes Electric Ro-tisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. (07-19-12)--------------------------
Craftsman Riding Mower. 30” Mower/Mulcher. 13.5 HP Model 536.270300. Purchased April 2011..used 6 times. Exc. Condition. $600.00. 830-560-0238. (07-19-12)--------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120. (07-19-12)--------------------------For Sale: Antique fireproof safe. Was used in Miller store and post of-fice. Combination lock. Very heavy - 500 lbs on roller wheels. Measures 38” tall with wheels. Width 16 1/2 inch-es, depth, 24 1/2 inches. Very good shape. Call 830-788-7123. (07-12-12)--------------------------Stain Glass Win-dow, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.(07-05-12)--------------------------Utility trailer. All wired for lights. Current tag. $375. 512-917-4078. (07-05-12)--------------------------
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Sealed bids addressed to the City of Gonzales, will be received until 3:00 P.M. on Friday July 20, 2012 at City Hall located at 820 Saint Jo-seph Street in Gonzales, Texas 78629 at which time they will be pub-licly opened and read aloud, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for HIGHWAY 97 WELL IMPROVEMENTS. Any bids received after the above-stated date and time will be returned unopened.
The contract will be awarded upon vote of the City Council at a regular meeting which will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday August 7, 2012.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or a Bidder’s Bond from a surety company licensed in the State of Tex-as, in an amount of at least Five Percent (5%) of the largest amount bid, payable to the City of Gonzales, Texas as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a contract with the Owner.
Major items of work include the following:
The work under this contract shall be for the well improvements lo-cated on Highway 97. The improvements include a 3,050 gallon double wall polyethylene tank for HCL and a 1,500 gallon single wall polyethylene tank for LAS, 12” and 16” ductile iron piping and fittings, five (5) concrete foundation pads, two (2) 3-HP pumps, chemical feed systems, retrofitting an existing building, electrical improvements and miscellaneous PVC and C-PVC (SDR-17 and SCH 80) piping ranging from 1” to 3”.
Copies of the Contract Specifications and Drawings are on file at the City of Gonzales City Hall and at the office of LNV, Inc., 8918 Tesoro Drive, Suite 401, San Antonio, Texas 78217, and will be forwarded to prospective bidders or suppliers upon depositing $40.00 with the engi-neer, LNV, Inc., for each set of documents obtained. If mailed, an ad-ditional non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be required from all prospec-tive bidders or suppliers to cover shipping and handling charges. The payment represents reproduction costs and is non-refundable.
We reserve the right to process checks electronically by transmitting the amount of the check, routing number, account number, and check serial number to your financial institution.
In case of ambiguity or lack of clarity of the prices in the bid forms, the City reserves the right to consider only unit prices written in words, or to reject the entire bid. The City of Gonzales reserves the right to re-ject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.
Bids may be held by the City of Gonzales for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidders qualifications prior to the contract award.
Honorable Bobby G. O’Neal, Mayor City of Gonzales
Maintenance Position OpenWaelder Housing Authority is accepting applications for a full-time maintenance position. Only qualified applicants need apply. MUST be well organized, have
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Must be able to pass criminal history. Apply at WHA Office located at:
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For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Run-ning Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, An-tique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.--------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75..00. Call 361-741-2604.
For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. De-livery available. Call for prices, 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273.
5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flip-per Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927. (07-05-12)
7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, 475; Rol-laway Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office re-ceptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096. (07-19-12)--------------------------For Sale: Queensize mattress set, $200; complete desk w/hutch, $30; Dining Room table with 4 high back chairs, solid wood, $300; Low back swivel re-cliner rocker, $150. Call 672-3728.--------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, ex-tends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.
For Sale: 16X64 2/2, 5 years old, like new. Call 830-660-1286 for appt.
Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35-ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Mar-tin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.--------------------------2000 Dodge 2500 Diesel - 80k miles. $11,988. 830-303-
4381.--------------------------2010 Dodge Caliber - great gas mileage. $15,991. 830-305-1330.--------------------------2011 Nissan Versa - only 15k miles. $15,991. 830-303-4381.--------------------------2011 Dodge Grand Caravan - room for the whole family, $20,988. 830-305-1330.--------------------------2007 Chevy Tahoe - Certified only 57k miles great vehicle. $23,888. 830-303-4381.--------------------------2011 Chevy Impala - Certified with only 39k miles. $15,991. 830-305-1330.
FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. for more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.
2BR/1BA Country Home. 1434 CR 359 Shiner & Gonzales. $600/month, $300/deposit. 361-594-3201 after 6 p.m.--------------------------3BR/2BA Brick house for rent. 1 mile North of Yoa-kum. AC, washer, dryer. Large access driveway in & out for truck parking for large bobtails. Oak grove, great
for BBQ’s and enter-taining. Available Mid July. Call 361-293-6619, leave message.--------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call JR, 512-292-0070, 830-857-5727.--------------------------
House for RentCompletely fur-nished house, 3 or 2 bdrms, one room furnished as office, one full bath, fully equipped kitchen, microwave, washer and dryer, large storage space, yard maintained. No pets. Cable and Wi-Fi. Near County Clerk’s office. Con-venient for two landmen. $1,250 a month plus utilities. Call 830-672-6265 or 830-857-4251.--------------------------3BR/2BA, 318 De-Witt St. $850/month, $850/de-posit. No pets. 830-445-9294.--------------------------For Rent in Luling. 3 bed, 1 bath, Cen-tral Air & heat. $850/month, $600/deposit. 830-832-3163. Earl Landry.--------------------------In Flatonia. Nice Oilfield Hous-ing, 1 BR Multiple Units. Overnight/Long Term lease. Equipment, yard/Warehouse next to property. Peyton,
512-948-5306; Da-vid, 713-252-1130.--------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all billls paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remod-eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Proj-ect. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit.
830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.--------------------------
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Single nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-nished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.--------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline work-ers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361-293-6821.
3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.
Small house, apartment,mobile home. Reasonable rent, possibly bills paid. Nixon, Lees-ville or possibly Belmont. 830-203-8529. (Cell phone) (06-28-12)--------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION
CLERK OF THE COURT: PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
Sandra J. Baker Joseph HarneyGonzales County Courthouse J. Reese Buchanan P.C.414 N. St. Joseph St., #300 3765 So. Alameda, Suite 304 Gonzales, TX 78629 Corpus Christi, TX 78411
THE STATE OF TEXAS
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two (42) days after the date of issuance of this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you, Jeanette Thomas, Dorice Edwards, Louise Jones, Henry Clark, Martha Clark, Thomas Yancy Clark, George Clark, Nina Clark, Willie Clark, Adeline Clark, Joe Clark, James Clark, William Minor, Jason Minor, Thelma Lee Minor, Deandre Larry, Dwayne Forte, Denise Marshall, Ellis Clark, Beatrice Clark, Janie M. Rose and Nimrod Meriwether.
TO: Jeanette Thomas, Dorice Edwards, Louise Jones, Henry Clark, Martha Clark, Thomas Yancy Clark, George Clark, Nina Clark, Willie Clark, Adeline Clark, Joe Clark, James Clark, William Minor, Jason Minor, Thelma Lee Minor, Deandre Larry, Dwayne Forte, Denise Marshall, Ellis Clark, Beatrice Clark, Janie M. Rose and Nimrod Meriwether and THEIR HEIRS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, IF SAID PER-SONS BE DECEASED, Defendants in the cause herein described.
You and each of you are hereby commanded to appear and answer before the 25th Judicial District Court, at the Gonzales County Courthouse in Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, at or before 9:00 o’clock a.m. on the first Monday after the expiration of forty-two (42) days from the date of issuance hereof, being at or before 10:00 a.m. on Monday, the 2nd day of August, 2012, then and there to answer the petition of EOG Resources, Inc, in Cause No. 24,903, styled EOG Resources, Inc. v. Jeanette Thomas, Dorice Edwards, Louise Jones, Henry Clark, Martha Clark, Thomas Yancy Clark, George Clark, Nina Clark, Willie Clark, Adeline Clark, Joe Clark, James Clark, William Minor, Jason Minor, Thelma Lee Minor, Deandre Larry, Dwayne Forte, Denise Marshall, Ellis Clark, Beatrice Clark, Janie M. Rose and Nimrod Meriwether, et al, wherein the said EOG Resources, Inc., is Plaintiff, and the said Jeanette Thomas, Dorice Edwards, Louise Jones, Henry Clark, Martha Clark, Thomas Yancy Clark, George Clark, Nina Clark, Willie Clark, Adeline Clark, Joe Clark, James Clark, William Minor, Jason Minor, Thelma Lee Minor, Deandre Larry, Dwayne Forte, Denise Marshall, Ellis Clark, Beatrice Clark, Janie M. Rose and Nimrod Meriwether, and THEIR HEIRS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, IF SAID PERSONS BE DECEASED, are Defendants. The said petition, filed on the 19th day of June, 2012, discloses that the nature of said suit is as follows:
This suit is brought to have a receiver appointed under the provisions of Section 64.091 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code for undivided mineral interests owned by the Defendants in the following described lands in Gonzales County, Texas, to-wit:
A tract of land consisting of 165.05 acres, more or less, out of the William Simpson Survey, Abstract 426, Gonzales County, Texas, being the same land described as the following eight (8) tracts of land, to wit:
TRACT 1: 17.05 acres, more or less, out of the Wilson Simpson 1/3rd League, Abstract 426, and being part of the land described in a Deed dated October 12, 1897, recorded at Volume 71, Page 258 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from J. W. Carson to Lewis Clark and Henry Clark, LESS and EXCEPT that certain 39.35 acre tract described in a Warranty Deed dated April 30, 1971, recorded at Volume 375, Page 363 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Vietta Kelley, et al, to Emmet J. Baker;
TRACT 2: 19.60 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Ninth Tract” in a Partition Deed dated October 3, 1885, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Robert Clark; TRACT 3: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Sixth Tract” in a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Ben Clark; TRACT 4: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Fifth Tract” in a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to James Clark;
TRACT 5: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Fourth Tract” in a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Annie Taylor; TRACT 6: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Third Tract” in a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Caroline Thomas; TRACT 7: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “Second Tract” by a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Cora Dailey; TRACT 8: 21.40 acres, more or less, being the land described as the “First Tract” by a Partition Deed dated October 22, 1941, recorded at Volume 206, Page 54 of the Deed Records of Gonzales County, Texas, from Robert Clark, et al, to Thomas Y. Clark.
and to execute Oil, Gas and Mineral Leases thereof to the Plaintiff, and take such other action deemed neces-sary under the provisions of said statute.
If this citation is not served within ninety (90) days after date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURT on this the 21st day of June, 2012, at Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.
Sandra J. Baker, District Clerk Gonzales County, Texas
By Deputy
WANTED:
CDL DRIVERS NEEDEDBobtail Truck Driver
Day & Night Positions AvailableRequirements:
Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker EndorsementsMust be at least 25 years of age
Insurance, 401K and vacation included
Applications available at:Schmidt & Sons, Inc.
2510 Church St. • Gonzales, Texas 78629www.schmidtandsons.com
(830) 672-2018 • John Clark @ ext. 112
Full-time position Equipment Operator, water distribution, wastewater collection department. This is a skilled service-main-
tenance position. Work involves maintaining, repairing and installing new water and sewer lines, meters, fire hydrants, pumps and plumbing systems at all city fa-cilities. Perform related duties as required and ability to operate equipment needed to perform these tasks. Class B-CDL required. Must be available for on call duty ev-ery fifth week.
Starting pay $23,664.00.Benefits for full time employees include health insur-ance, retirement program and paid leave. Applicant must be able to pass a pre-screen drug test and physical. The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested parties to apply. Applications available at the city’s website, www.cityofgonzales.org.Please complete an employment application and take to City Hall or mail to:City of GonzalesAttn: Payroll Dept.P.O. Box 547Gonzales, TX 78629“NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE”
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Office space for rent. 1,500 sq. ft. Recently remod-eled. 314 W. Cone. If interested call 830-672-4433.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448.--------------------------For Lease: Small of-fice space w/work-shop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/month. For more
information please (830) 672-5580.
Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)
Willing to do part-time sitting of el-derly man or wom-an after hospital stay or surgery. Take them to local doc-tors visits, grocery shoping, etc. Call 830-788-7123 for more information. (07-12-12)--------------------------Electrical Wiring, Troubleshooting,
Repairs, etc. Li-censed & Insured. Call 830-437-5747. (06-28-12)--------------------------For Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.--------------------------Will do house clean-ing Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.--------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5072. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.
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Bonded. Ref. #TAR7037872. Have References. Rea-sonable Rates. Call (512) 508-6221.--------------------------I’M LOOKING FOR
WORKI’m not hiring. Need a job as a Nurse Aide in hospital, Agency or home. I’m a CNA & CPR certified and need work in Medi-cal Center. Fred-ericksburg area ONLY. Full-time. If you have a relative needing excep-tional care in San Antonio, please call and ask for Chell, 830-391-4837.--------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gut-ter cleaning, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.(07-05-12)
Lawn mowing ser-vice, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil re-lated businesses. Li-ability ins., free esti-mates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-4181.(TFN)
RV For Sale. 33’ w/2 slides. Contact Rich-ard, 830-556-6905.--------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.
RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6095.--------------------------Travel Trailers for rent. Located at J.B. Wells, Gonza-
les, Texas. Cheaper than motel. Clean, fully furnished, 32 ft. trailers. $300/ a week. Please call for more info & rates. Pug @ 512-963-0000 or Dawn @ 512-508-6221.
RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. in-cludes utilities. Call 830-857-6921.
For Sale: 2005 Nitro 700 LX with 90 Mer-cury. Nitro trailer & boat cover. Less than 10 hrs. on mo-tor. $9,500 obo. Call 830-263-1464.--------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sailboat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.--------------------------2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. In-dependent Suspen-sion. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Ask-ing - $4,950.00 in very good condi-tion. Call 830-857-4670.
Dog Box. 4 ft. wide, 30 inches tall, 36 in. wide w/6 inch cargo space on top. 2 doors. $300. Call for info, leave num-ber & will call back. 830-540-4063, Har-wood.--------------------------We stock Sport-mix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Gonza-les Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)
Nanny Boer Goats (adults). Pkg. Deal $500.00 (5) or $125 each. 830-560-0238. (07-19-12)--------------------------FREE! 3 Bird cages. Call 830-460-0995.--------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 8 3 0 - 2 6 3 - 2 4 8 2 . (TFN)--------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-718-0482.--------------------------
Baby guineas. $2.00 each. Multiple col-ors. 830-540-4063, leave message, will return call. Har-wood.--------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.--------------------------FOR SALE: 4 year old Angus Bull. 830-875-2524.--------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Hors-es. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866.--------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Ste-phens.--------------------------M I N I - D O N K E Y S . Great pets, loves people. All ages and colors, some “cross” designs, 36” tall. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830-672-5152.--------------------------M I N I - G O A T S . (Dwarf Nigerians) 18” to 24” tall. Good weed eaters. Fun to have around. Beautiful silver and white herd sire. (7 left) 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830-672-5152.
House for Sale. 2BR. Nice neighbor-hood. $25,000. 830-672-8034.--------------------------4BR/2BA, 1900 Sq. ft. 210 Tanglewood Trail. New appli-ances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488.--------------------------Home for Sale. 4/1 on large tree shaded corner lot, close to schools. Need some work. $49,500. 830-857-4974 or 830-672-7405.--------------------------4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Swimming pool. Great neigh-borhood. Close to schools. Call 830-857-1576.--------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer
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Land for Sale. 90 + 60 acres. For more information, call Jose. 936-488-8115.--------------------------5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S. Call 830-263-4888 for information.
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Clayton Wilkerson, son of Harvey and Leann Wilk-erson and a student at Gon-zales Junior High School, has been selected to travel to the Houston/Galveston area as a participant in Education in Action’s Lone Star Leader-ship Academy on July 8-13.
Wilkerson’s selection was based on his outstanding academic success, demon-strated leadership ability, a nomination from his teach-er, Brittany Barnett, and his involvement in school and community activities. Education in Action, dedi-cated to empowering young people to be informed and active leaders in their com-munities, hosts the academy.
Wilkerson’s U.S. senators and U.S. representative will be notified of his accom-plishment.
Joining a delegation of outstanding students from across the states, Wilkerson will develop leadership skills while learning about the great state of Texas and its leaders. He will learn about future career and intern-
ship opportunities and visit historic and scientifically significant sites including NASA’s Johnson Space Cen-ter, Moody Gardens, the San Jacinto Battleground Move-ment, Battleship Texas, the Port of Houston, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, the Health Museum, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Additional activities will include a boat ride on Galveston Bay with a marine biologist, an over-night stay at the George Ob-servatory, dinner on Kemah boardwalk, and a farewell
program.The Lone Star Leadership
Academy provides unique opportunities for outstand-ing 4th-8th graders to learn about the Spirit of Texas. Participants discuss what they learn, complete prob-lem solving and decision-making simulations, exercise creativity, and practice pre-sentation skills in Leadership Groups.
Participants in the Lone Star Leadership Academy-Houston/Galveston program must be in the 6th-8th grade, maintain an 85 or higher av-erage, demonstrate academic and leadership ability, receive an educator nomination, and be involved in community or school activities.
Wilkerson has received donations from the Gonzales Elks Lodge, Gonzales Elks La-dies, Noon Lions Club, May-ron Cole, Mary Bea Arnold and the VFW to help cover the expenses of his trip. More donations are being sought and if you wish to help, con-tact Leann Wilkerson at 830-203-1531 or 830-672-7474.
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When she is batting, Fla-tonia incoming senior Tay-lor Williams just tries to get on base, which means she usually wants to hit ground balls and line drives.
But a large number of those big swings usually re-sult in extra-base hits. Wil-liams hit two jacks in the Class 1A State Tournament to help lead the Lady Bull-dogs to their second overall state championship.
“I really want to hit ground balls and line drives and get on base,” she said. “But whatever happens, happens.”
Williams topped off an All-State season by turn-ing in a MVP performance at the state tournament, and has been named as The Gonzales Cannon’s Softball Player of the Year.
“I think it is a great hon-or,” Williams said. “It shows that hard work pays off. I feel like I have achieved
something, but I still have a lot of work to do.”
Known as a feared hit-ter, Williams really put her power on display during the playoffs.
She got a home run in the Lady Bulldogs win over Garrison, 4-1, in the state semifinals. But the next day in the state title game, her second homer of the tournament, which broke a state record, provided the difference in the top of the ninth as Flatonia defeated Sam Rayburn Ivanhoe 6-4.
“In that top of the ninth, I was just wanting to get on base,” Williams said. “When I got that home run, it felt like a huge load had been lifted off my shoul-ders.”
Williams’ drive to have another great softball sea-son for her senior year and get ready to play college ball was so strong that no sooner than the state tour-nament had concluded, Williams was off and play-ing summer ball. She spent
the month of June playing tournaments on the week-ends.
“I missed a parade for our softball team and other events because of playing tournaments on the week-ends,” she said.
Going into her senior year, Williams has signed a non-binding, verbal commitment to attend the University of South Caro-lina and play on the Lady Gamecocks softball team. She said she is using the off-season extra games to help her make the huge jump to Division One ball.
“The summer softball will help me get used to higher-level pitching,” she said. “I am always trying to get better.”
“If I go 2-for-3 at the plate, then it is not accept-able for me. I feel I should have been 3-for-3.”
Willams, a three-year starter, pulled off the rare feat of hitting for average with power. She had a .449
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Gonzales All Stars receive mixed results during tournament play
The Gonzales Little League 9/10-year-old Inter-national All-Star team got the playoffs started with the right result as they beat the squad from Lockhart, 16-6, in four innings Thursday night at the Gonzales Little League Complex.
Lockhart opened the top of the first with a pair of runs scored. Gonzales hurler Colby Richter struck out the first two batters he faced before Mark Rodri-guez and Jordan McKinney each picked up walks.
Nick Ortiz’s double scored both players for a 2-0 Lockhart advantage. Ortiz was later caught stealing at home on the relay from catcher Mason Richter to Frank Benes.
Gonzales answered right back as the number two hitter, Quinton Parker, singled and later stole sec-ond. He took third on the error. Parker scored when Lockhart fielded the ball by Colby Richter and Parker beat the fielder’s choice throw home.
Colby Richter scored on the Mason Richter hit and Chris Camarillo’s triple brought Mason Richter home for the 3-2 Gonzales advantage.
Gonzales upped the lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the second as Jared Esparza singled, went to second on the passed ball and moved to third on the sacrifice groundout by Diego Diaz DeLeon. Benes was struck out for two away and Es-parza later scored on the passed ball. Parker singled and Colby Richter earned a walk. Parker later ad-vanced home on the passed ball and Mason Richter’s triple brought Colby Rich-ter home for the 6-2 lead, and Seth Gibson had an RBI single to score Mason Richter.
Lockhart came back with a trio of third-inning runs as Rodrigugez, McKinney and Ortiz all scored after reaching base on walks.
Gonzales plated one run as Esparza scored his sec-ond of the game. Tucker Loosli and Nico Anzaldua came off the bench to help with batting for Gonzales. Reid Yackel and Alex Villa played for Gonzales in the fourth inning.
Lockhart scored once in the top to close down to 8-6, and Gonzales racked up four hits and scored eight runs to enact the mercy ruling.
9/10 Softball: Cuero 15, Gonzales 3
The Cuero 9/10-year-old softball team used a nine-run first inning to push past Gonzales, 15-3 in four innings, Friday evening at the Gonzales Little League Complex in both team’s opening game of the In-ternational 9/10-year-old tournament.
Kaley Yancy and Sophic Reidel, Cuero’s first two batters, scored runs af-ter getting base via walks. Gonzales pitcher McKenzie Villarreal then fanned the next two batters, Ansley Reeve and Tera Johnson. Cuero’s next seven batters then scored runs.
In the bottom of the in-ning, Gonzales leadoff Vic-toria Camarillo got a walk and later scored on the hit by Devin Williams.
Cuero then plated three more runs in the top of the second and two more in the top of the third to go ahead 14-1.
Gonzales battled back as Kensley Ley and Clayre Pullin plated runs in the bottom of the third. Cuero then scored one run in the top of the fourth and held off Gonzales in the bottom of the fourth to close out the game.
9/10 Baseball: Cuero 20, Gonzales 7
Gonzales really stepped up in the last three innings Monday night against Cu-ero but could not overcome Cuero’s tendency to make contact with the ball in the Green’s 20-7 win in the 9-10-year-old International Baseball Tournament at Gonzales Little League Complex.
The win propels Cu-ero to the Championship game against Hallettsville at 7 p.m. today where Cu-ero must win and then win again on Friday as Hal-lettsville has not dropped a game in the double-elimi-nation tournament.
Cuero got a leadoff single from Cade Pakebusch and Gonzales pitcher Colby Richter struck out the num-ber two hole, Chase Black-well, for the first out. Pak-ebusch went to second on the hit by Deyvn Whitting-ton. Connor Crain cranked out a hit to score Pakebusch and Whittington later stole home before a flyout to the mound and a groundout to shortstop ended the top of
the first.Gonzales got a leadoff hit
from Seth Gibson and he later scored on the passed ball. Mason Richter also singled.
In the top of the second, Cuero put the ball into play again and again, driving in a total of eight runs on five base hits. They held Gon-zales without run in the bottom of the second and Gonzales returned the fa-vor in the top of the third.
Gonzales did bring in one run in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit to 10-2 as Dylan Rodriguez reached on a wild pitch, stole second, got to third on the wild pitch and went home on the passed ball.
Cuero brought in a pair of runs in the top of the fourth and Gonzales coun-tered by scoring three runs to negate the mercy 10-run margin after four innings. Diego Diaz DeLeon, Chris Camarillo and Alex Villa had the runs for Gonzales.
Whittington and Crain plated runs in the fifth after getting hits to push Cuero ahead 14-5. Cuero drove in six more runs in the top of the sixth inning to put a rather comfortable gap between themselves and Gonzales at 20-5.
Camarillo got a single but was later out on the fielder’s choice at second as Villa safely reached first. Jared Esparza then got per-haps the hit of the game as he put the ball down the first-base line into right field, scoring Villa and Esparza successfully got home for the in-the-park home run, which capped the late-game heroics for Gonzales.
Little League RoundupThe Cuero 9-10-year-
olds won their first game with a comeback as they beat Shiner 14-11 on Thursday evening. In Fri-day’s action, Hallettsville routed Gonzales 16-4 and Cuero won a 13-3 decision over Luling.
In weekend action on Saturday, Gonzales edged by Shiner, 10-9 to stay alive in the tournament and Luling picked up a forfeit win against Lockhart. On Sunday, Gonzales beat Luling 10-9 and Halletts-ville pounded Cuero 15-1 to drop Cuero to the losing bracket.
Cuero and Hallettsville will play in the title game at 7 p.m. today and 7 p.m. Friday if Cuero wins on Thursday.
In the 9-10 Softball In-ternational Tournament, Lockhart won Friday’s other game against Shiner 16-1 and blanked Yoakum 19-0 on Saturday. Shiner rebounded against Gonza-les, 20-17, also on Saturday.
On Sunday, Cuero blanked Lockhart 10-0 to advance to the title game and Shiner beat Yoakum 13-3. Shiner had a rematch with Lockhart on Monday and got revenge with a 10-8 win.
Shiner and Cuero will play today and will play again Friday if Shiner wins the opening game.
The Gonzales 11-12-year-old baseball team opened with a 12-0 win over Luling on Friday, but fell in their next game.
The 8-9-year-old Softball team defeated La Vernia, 15-5 on June 16 and lost to New Braunfels, 23-12 on June 18.
The Junior League base-ball team fell to Shiner on June 15 and won on June 17. They fell on June 18 to end their tournament run.
The 11-12-year-old base-ball team also fell in its June 18 game to end the season.
The 8-year-old Girls Spe-cial Softball team won their opening game 15-5 on June 16 and came up short against Hallettsville, 12-5, on June 19.
The 8-year-old Boys Spe-cial Baseball team lost 9-6 on June 16 and bounced back to beat Lockhart Ma-roon, 9-6 on June 19.
Low BridgeCuero’s Alex Diaz (11) ducks to avoid a pitch while Gonzales catcher Devin Williams attempts to corral it during the opening tournament game for both teams. (Photo by Mark Lube)
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GONZALES – The Gon-zales Apaches and Shiner Comanches 7-on-7 sum-mer football teams grabbed a share of the spoils Thurs-day evening in a two-game set at Apache Field.
Gonzales took victory in the first game with a 22-6 score. The Apaches just needed three plays for their first touchdown. Quarter-back Zach Perez-Clack hit Darrance James on the first play, went to James on the next play and then threw to Coltin Russell for the score. The two-point conversion attempt from 10 yards out was no good, leaving Gon-zales ahead 6-0.
Gonzales drove down for its second touchdown of the game in three plays as Perez-Clack completed to Francisco Diaz and then threw two straight to James, the second one for the touchdown. Perez-Clack hit Russell for the two-point conversion and it was 14-0 for Gonzales.
The Apache defense came up with another turnover as Brant Philippus picked off his second Jacob Staf-ford pass on the next Shiner play.
Perez-Clack led the Apaches on an eight-play drive, completing 4-of-8 with Ray Flores and Mark Lopez getting some catches
along with Philippus, who grabbed the scoring catch. Perez-Clack went to Samuel Gonzales for the two-point play and 22-0 Gonzales lead.
Stafford completed four out of eight passes in a Shiner scoring drive, but missed on the two-point play. For the game, Stafford was 5-of-22 passing for one touchdown and three inter-ceptions while Perez-Clack was 18-of-32 for three touchdowns.
James led Gonzales with seven catches and one touchdown. Russell had one catch and a touchdown and a two-point pass, Lopez had a pair of catches; Gon-zales had three receptions and two-point conversion pass.
Shiner came back and won 24-6 in the second game of the doubleheader, highlighted by an inter-ception return for a touch-down.
Perez-Clack opened the game with 1-for-3 passing as his first was incomplete and then went to James. On the next play, Shiner’s Evel Jones grabbed the inter-ception and scored on the pick-six play.
Stafford had a better Game 2 as he was 8-of-19 for two scores, three two-point conversions and one interception. Perez-Clack was 17-of-36 for one touch-down and one interception.
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Late registration for the Crossroads Youth Foot-ball League will be held on Thursday, July 12 and Saturday, July 14.
An official copy of your child’s birth certificate will be needed to be given to the league. All players must provide birth re-cord for age verification, so please have it present at registration or you will not be allowed to register without it.
Cost of registration is $175.
Divisions for CYFL football are freshman (ages 5-6), sophomore (ages 7-8), junior (ages 9-10) and senior (ages 11-12). Children going to the 7th grade can play in the CYFL as well as ju-nior high as long as they
do not turn 13 before Sept. 1.
For more information, call Gary Clack at 361-275-1156.
Gonzales Youth League soccer signups
The Gonzales Youth League is currently hold-ing signups for the 2012 fall season.
The league is for play-ers ages 4-15.
Registration forms are available online at www.gonzalesyouthsoccer.com. Registration dead-line is Aug. 25; practices start Sept. 4 and the first game will be Sept. 22.
For more information, call 830-433-5555.
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Gonzales’ Zach Perez-Clack threw four touchdowns during the doubleheader against Shiner last Thurs-day. (Photo by Mark Lube)
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Texas Weekly Fishing ReportGULF COAST REGION
NORTH SABINE – Trout are fair to good on the Louisi-ana shoreline on topwaters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Redfish are good in the marsh on topwaters and Gulps.
SOUTH SABINE – Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good while wading coves and bayous on topwaters. Trout are good in the surf.
TRINITY BAY – Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass As-sassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are fair to good on deep shell on Gulps and live bait. Redfish are good on the shore-lines with the high tide.
EAST GALVESTON BAY – Trout are good on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the In-tracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on live bait around the wells.
WEST GALVESTON BAY – Trout are fair to good on live shrimp on reefs. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good in the surf and at the jetty.
TEXAS CITY – Trout are fair to good on Dollar Reef on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp.
FREEPORT – Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and croakers. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christ-
mas Bay. Trout and redfish are good at the jetties on live shrimp and finger mullet. Red snapper is good offshore.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY – Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the In-tracoastal on crabs and mullet. Some redfish are schooling in the middle of the bay.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY – Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum are fair to good at Shell Is-land on live shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR – Trout and redfish are good on topwa-ters over sand and grass in the guts in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout are good in the surf and at the jetty.
ROCKPORT – Trout are fair to good in the guts and chan-nels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp and croakers.
PORT ARANSAS – Redfish are fair to good at East Flats and around Dagger Island on shrimp and crabs. Trout, red-fish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish.
CORPUS CHRISTI – Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good for drifters working like shrimp over sand and grass.
BAFFIN BAY – Trout are fair to good on sand and grass on topwaters and plastics. Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on
live shrimp and glow plastics. Redfish are fair to good in the grass on the King Ranch shore-line on small topwaters.
PORT MANSFIELD – Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass and along the edge of the ICW on Gulps. Red-fish are fair to good while drift-ing pot holes with topwaters and Gulps. Offshore is good for red snapper, kingfish and dorado.
SOUTH PADRE – Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color chang-es on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish are fair while drifting sand and grass on Gulps and live shrimp under a popping cork. A variety of species have been caught at the jetty on live bait.
PORT ISABEL – Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in South Bay on top-waters.
HILL COUNTRY REGION
BUCHANAN – Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 22.95’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon flukes, Texas rigged watermelon worms, and topwaters off sec-ondary points early. Striped bass are fair on small crankbaits and Zara Spooks early. White bass are fair trolling on Pirk Min-nows over brush piles. Crap-pie are good on minnows and Curb’s crappie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish.
CANYON LAKE – Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 4.95’ low. Black bass are fair on Pop R’s, soft plastics, and perch col-ored Rat–L–Traps early. Striped
bass are fair on live bait and small crankbaits. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits, and on small tubes in 8–18 feet. Crappie are good on minnows upriver over sub-merged brush piles in 8–15 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on jug-lines and trotlines upriver.
GRANGER – Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 0.31’ low. Black bass are fair on black power worms upriver around shallow stumps. White bass are fair on slab spoons over humps near the dam. Crappie are good on char-treuse marabou jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles. Blue catfish are fair on prepared bait on rod & reel, and on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
LBJ – Water clear; 79–83 de-grees; 0.36’ low. Black bass are fair on small topwaters and watermelon Curb’s jigs in 8–16 feet early. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles in 15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows. Yellow and blue cat-fish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.
TRAVIS – Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 40.18’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards in 10–22 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS REGION
CALAVERAS – Water clear. Black bass are fair on water-melon soft plastic worms, spin-nerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps over reed beds. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Red-fish are good on live bait along the crappie wall. Channel catfish are fair on liver, cheesebait, and nightcrawlers near the railroad trestle. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cheesebait. Yellow catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON – Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 13.33’ low. Black bass to 3 pounds are fair on small crankbaits and soft plastic worms and lizards. Crap-pie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are fair on juglines baited with perch.
COLETO CREEK – Water fairly clear; 2.10’ low. Black bass are fair on small crankbaits and topwaters in 5–10 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PRAIRIES AND LAKESREGION
BASTROP – Water stained; 85–89 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are slow. Chan-nel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, minnows, and night-crawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
FAYETTE – Water stained. Black bass are good on water-melon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits off points. Chan-nel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers.
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SEGUIN– Rangers at Coleto Creek are making plans for another successful bow hunting season.
The deadline for submit-ting entries for this year’s GBRA Coleto Creek Reser-voir Bowhunt is noon Aug. 17. The 15th Annual Bow-hunt for white-tail deer and feral hogs will take place from October through De-cember.
The bowhunts are re-stricted to the use of ar-chery equipment and will be held on 14 consecutive weekends beginning on the weekend of Sept. 29-30, and ending on the weekend of Dec. 28-30. On the first weekend of archery sea-son legal hunting is only allowed on Saturday and Sunday.
For the remaining week-ends, hunters selected by random drawing will be allowed to pre-scout and begin hunting assigned ar-eas on Friday of their hunt-ing weekend, and continue through Sunday.
“These yearly hunts that begun in 1999 to help re-duce the size of the deer herd, have continued to grow beyond the carry-ing capacity of the reser-voir’s lands. We also need to reduce the number of feral hogs that continue to increase in numbers and damage reservoir property. Each year the drawn hunt-ers see a lot of deer,” said GBRA Reservoir Ranger and Hunt Coordinator,
Curtis Seiler.The annual hunt takes
place on more than 800 acres managed by GBRA around the reservoir, but not a part of the Coleto Creek Park. Hunters will be allowed to harvest two ant-lerless deer and an unlim-ited number of feral hogs. Hunters may apply for the hunts individually or as a group with a maximum of four people per party. Each individual or group will be assigned a specific hunt area. The fee to hunt per weekend will be $120 per hunter. To enter the random drawing for the hunts, send a 3.5” x 5.5” postcard that includes a name, address, daytime phone number, email address, and names of those in the hunting party (maximum of four). Each hunter may submit a postcard in his/her own name. Please note preferred hunting date(s) and send to GBRA-Bowhunt, Coleto Creek Park, P.O. Box 68, Fannin, TX. 77960.
Each individual is limited to only one postcard entry. No email entries will be ac-cepted. Only those appli-cants drawn will be notified of the results of the annual draw. For more informa-tion, contact Seiler or Wil-fred Korth, Chief Ranger, at the Coleto Creek Office at 361-575-6366, or email to [email protected] or [email protected].
Coleto Creek Park and Reservoir is located be-tween Victoria and Goliad off of Highway 59.
Deadline approaching for Coleto’s Bowhunts
Satellites used to study oil spill effects on endangered turtles
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PADRE ISLAND – The Deepwater Horizon Natu-ral Resource Damage As-sessment (NRDA) Trustees this week offered a glimpse into the world of scientists working to assess injuries caused by the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the world’s most endangered sea turtle, the Kemp’s ridley.
Assessment work in-cludes field and laboratory tests to determine oil-relat-ed turtle exposure and sat-ellite tracking via transmit-ters attached to turtles that come ashore to nest and lay eggs.
The assessment is taking place during the current 2012 Kemp’s ridley nesting season at Padre Island Na-tional Seashore (near Cor-pus Christi, Texas). This area makes for an ideal study site because more Kemp’s ridley nests have been found here than at any other single location in the United States.
The primary nesting site of the Kemp’s ridley is near Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, with significant additional nesting in Texas. The full feeding and migratory range of the sea turtle in-cludes most of the Gulf of Mexico. That range in-cludes the site of the Deep-water Horizon (MC 252) mobile drilling rig and the
waters and coastal areas polluted by crude oil and dispersants released after the 2010 rig explosion.
Assessing sea turtle in-jury is one component of the broader Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment, the most comprehensive NRDA ever undertaken for the largest oil spill in U.S. history. NRDA is a scientific and legal process designed to determine eco-
logical and other injuries caused by the discharge of oil or releases of other hazardous substances. The goal of NRDA is determin-ing the type and amount of restoration needed to compensate the public for harm to natural resources that occur as a result of an oil spill.
Satellite tracking of the Kemp’s ridleys began in 1997. Movements were tracked to help predict
where and when the turtles might nest again, and assist field staff and volunteers in detecting and protect-ing nests. Turtles were also tracked to identify habitats used in the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, similar NRDA-sponsored studies are providing data being used to determine Kemp’s ridley exposure to and in-jury resulting from MC 252 oil and dispersants.
Scientists are shown attaching satellite transmitters to Ridley’s sea turtles to study the effects of the BP Oil Spill on the endangered species. (Courtesy photo)
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batting average, 40 hits in 89 at-bats, with 52 RBI, 8 home runs, 8 doubles and 7 triples. She also scored 48 runs, drew 40 walks (24 intentional), had an on-base percentage of .620 and was 14-14 in stolen base at-tempts.
The Lady Bulldogs will return seven starters, in-cluding Williams, from their 2012 state champion-ship team.
“The three seniors (Al-exandra Bruns, Kaci Pav-licek, Courtney Mica) will be missed,” Williams said. “They have left behind some big shoes to fill. I am hoping the incoming fresh-men can step up and help out.”
“I am really excited for next season because I feel the team can make it back to the state tournament.”
You can bet Williams and the rest of the Lady ‘Dogs plus all of their familes, friends and fans will cher-ish the memory of the state title.
“Words just cannot de-scribe how it feels to win state,” Williams said.
St. Paul head softball coach Chris Farias knew what kinds of things were expected for the defending TAPPS 1A/2A softball state champions in his first sea-son as head coach – chief among them was repeat as champions.
“Coming in I knew what was expected of us, and I also knew how hard these girls worked,” he said. “To me it was a no-brainer; we would win the State Cham-pionship. We set that goal at our first practice and we worked hard at it all season long. The best part for me was to see all the girls’ hard work get rewarded. I am extremely proud of these young ladies.”
Farias said the team knew it would be a long and difficult road to win-ning a second straight title.
“The key to our achieve-ment was focus, determi-nation, and confidence,” he said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be handed to us and we would have to work hard every day. We never lost sight of our goal and we definitely put in the work to get there.”
“Most importantly, we believed we could do it. Our level of confidence at the state tournament was through the roof and it showed. To say it’s (win-ning state title) a good feel-ing would be a massive un-derstatement.”
For his accomplish-ments, Farias has been named the Coach of the Year of the 2012 All-Can-non Softball Team.
“I feel extremely hon-ored and blessed to receive this award,” he said.
The Lady Cardinals had some tough challenges at the start of the season and used that experience to help guide them through district and postseason.
“Overall I think we had a great season,” said Far-
ias. “We faced some tough teams, particularly at the San Marcos Tournament. We were put to the test mentally and physically, but the girls were deter-mined and we went to work even harder.”
“By the time playoffs rolled around, we were stronger and more confi-dent than ever. That mo-mentum grew throughout the playoffs and peaked at the State Tournament. I al-ways tell the girls you have to finish stronger than you start, and I think our sea-son is a perfect reflection of that mentality.”
St. Paul blanked Victo-ria Faith, 9-0, in the title game back in May, which Farias, the players and fans are sure to remember for a long time.
“Our best and most interesting game of the season was definitely the championship game,” he said. “Our leadoff batter Alexa Schaefer started us off with a single, which af-ter three errors turned into a leadoff run. Kali Kocian followed with a triple, and was driven in with a shot to left field by Mary Adamek.”
“Lizzy Opiela followed with a line drive home run over the left field wall. That ball was absolutely crushed. When you start any game with your first four batters scoring, your confidence is high. When you start the State Championship game like that, there’s not a lot that can stop you. By the end of that game we scratched 12 hits including a double, three triples and two home runs, the second of which came from fresh-man Victoria Kusac.”
There was also plenty of light-hearted moments, including the “surprise party” thrown for Farias by the team.
“I got on the bus the day we got to Waco for the State Tournament,” he said. “I drove up early to scout a game, and Coach (Dana) Beal drove the bus with the baseball and softball teams. I met them at the boys’ ho-tel to drop off the school suburban.”
“The plan was to hop on the bus and go back to our hotel. I was really tired and stressed out and not in the best of moods. When I got on the bus, Coach Beal was sitting in the driver’s seat looking at me like ‘Serious-ly? What took you so long?’ and none of the girls were on the bus. I looked around trying to figure out what was going on and I finally asked her where they were when they all jumped out from behind their seats and yelled ‘SURPRISE!!!’”
“They cranked up the music and sang obnox-iously all the way back to our hotel,” Farias contin-ued. “That might drive some coaches crazy, but I was happy to see them. They probably didn’t even realize it, but that bus ride really got me relaxed and set the tone for the whole weekend.”
St. Paul finished the sea-
son with a 19-9 overall and Farias is wishing it was Jan-uary 2013 already.
“It’s been a great first year at St. Paul and I could not be more proud of these girls,” he said,. “Looking forward to another suc-cessful season next year.”
2012 All-Cannon Area Softball Team
Player of the Year: Tay-lor Williams, Flatonia. MVP of the Class 1A State Championship Tourna-ment led the Lady Bulldogs to the second title in school history.
Coach of the Year: Chris Farias, St. Paul. First-year coach led the Lady Cardi-nals to their second straight TAPPS championship.
Pitchers Katie Steinhauser, Flato-
nia. Posted a 28-5 record for the state champion Lady Bulldogs. Had 1.39 ERA in 201 innings pitched with 147 strikeouts and .172 op-ponents batting average. Batted .354 with 29 RBI, 2 HR, 5 doubles, 1 triple and 19 runs scored.
Ryan Hagan, Yoakum. Recorded 185 strikeouts with 2.95 ERA, .189 oppo-nents batting average, and .224 opponents on base percentage. Batted .378 with 36 hits, 16 RBI, 6 dou-bles and 1 HR. Went 15-15 in stolen base attempts.
Abby Irvin, St. Paul. 72 strikeouts in 91.1 innings, 13-6 record. Batted .359 with 12 RBI, 3 doubles and 9 runs scored. Helped lead the Lady Cardinals to state championship game.
CatchersReagan Renken, Yoa-
kum. Batted .358 with 17 RBI, 7 doubles and 3 HR including one grand slam. Had on-base percentage of .400 and slugging percent-age of .594. Posted a .976 fielding percentage with 193 putouts and 10 assists and only 4 errors in 207 to-tal chances.
Julie Bartek, St. Paul. Batted .415 with 22 hits, 7 runs, 13 RBI and 7 doubles.
Alena Alvarez, Nixon-Smiley. Batting average of .400.
First BasemenKatelynn Leist, St. Paul.
Batted .500 with 26 hits, 23 RBI, 4 doubles, 1 triple and 2 HR. Fielding percentage of .991 with 108 put outs and 7 assists.
Sibil Philippus, Gonza-les. Batted .285 on with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 4 HR including a grand slam. Posted a .900 fielding per-centage.
Brooke Gordon, Nixon-Smiley. Posted a .250 bat-ting average.
Second BasemenAlexandra Bruns, Fla-
tonia. Batted .333 with 39 RBI, 8 doubles, 2 triples and 1 HR. Had an on-base percentage of .449 with 12 stolen bases. Committed only 4 errors in 35 games.
Mary Adamek, St. Paul. Batted .333 with 17 hits, 18 RBI, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR and 29 runs scored. Recorded a .893 fielding
percentage with 25 putouts and 25 assists.
Third BasemenTaylor Williams, Flato-
nia. Batted .449 with 40 hits in 89 AB for 52 RBI, 8 HR, 7 triples, 8 doubles. Had an on-base percentage of .620, drew 40 walks including 24 intentional and was 14-14 on stolen bases.
Shayla Simper, Gonzales. Batted .333 with 7 doubles, 3 triples and 2 HR. Posted a .985 fielding percentage. Also pitched 4 games in district including a no-hit shutout.
ShortstopsCourtney Mica, Flato-
nia. A 4-year starter who batted .514 with 56 hits in 109 at bats. Had an on-base percentage of .598 with 13 doubles, 7 triples, 6 HR and 39 RBI. Went 23-25 in sto-len base attempts.
Emily Pokluda, St. Paul. Batted .475 with 28 hits, 21 RBI, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR and 35 runs scored. Posted a .810 fielding per-centage with 21 putouts and 26 assists.
Carly Bozka, Gonzales. As a switch hitter, she bat-ted .310 with 5 doubles and 2 triples. Also had 7 stolen bases and posted a .885 fielding percentage.
D’Laine Palacio, Nixon-
Smiley. Posted a .360 bat-ting average.
OutfieldersKali Kocian, St. Paul.
Batted .530 with 35 hits, 31 runs scored, 31 RBI, 10 doubles, 7 doubles and 2 HR. Posted a .973 fielding percentage with 32 put outs and 4 assists.
Alexa Schaefer, St. Paul. Batted .642 with 34 hits, 40 runs scored, 9 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 triples and 1 HR. Posted a .886 fielding per-centage with 22 put outs and 9 assists.
Courtney Carroll, Yoa-kum. Batted .400 with 40 Hits, 3 doubles, 5 triples and 20 RBI’ with an on-base percentage of .484. Also went 11-14 in stolen base attempts. Posted a .976 fielding percentage with just two errors and was named District 28-3A Defensive Player of the Year.
Crystal Rodriguez, Fla-tonia. Batted .323 with 15 RBI. Also scored 29 runs and drew 10 walks. Com-mitted just one error in 30 games played.
Cassidy La Fleur, Gonza-les. Hit .295 on season with 5 doubles. Recognized as a great leader in outfield who will chase down any ball in the air.
Utility PlayersCallie Witte, Yoakum.
Batted .300 with 17 RBI, 6 doubles and 2 triples for an on-base percentage of .392 and slugging percentage of .448. Posted a .968 fielding percentage despite playing several positions on the year with 55 put outs and 11 assists and only 2 errors.
Lizzy Opiela, Shiner St. Paul. Batted .485 with 28 RBI, 2 doubles, 3 triples and 3 HR. Pitched 31.2 in-nings with an ERA of 3.76 with 24 strikeouts.
Honorable MentionsCuero - Maegan Martin,
Candace Miller, Madison Simpson. Flatonia - McK-enna Lopez, Kylie Mica, Brooke Migl, Abigail Sch-acherl. Gonzales - Lind-sey Akers, Morgan Sim-per. Moulton - Kendall Kristynik, Megan Mitchon, Kelsey Pilat, Cassie Zim-merman. Nixon-Smiley - Ashley Maldonado. Sa-cred Heart - Olivia Bo-huslav, Kirsten Heger, Lauren Huser, Adrienne Klimitchek, Emily Kossa, Arianna Kubena, Rachel Saulnier. Shiner - Megan Chumchal, Hannah Koen-ning, Ryah Michalec, Jor-dan Pietsch, Stacey Perez, Julianna Rankin.
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MOULTON — A hearty lineup of regional enter-tainment favorites — head-lined by The Pale Horses — will highlight this year’s Moulton Jamboree July 26-29 at the Moulton munici-pal park.
Thursday’s opening-night events include a Fam-ily Night at the carnival, and the music kicks in on Friday.
On Friday, Damon Bil-limek will provide the mu-sic at the Pavilion from 7-8 p.m., followed by the Trev-or Cole Band from 8 p.m.-midnight.
Saturday’s entertainment at the Pavilion gets under-way with free entertain-ment by the Tim Hall Band and Southern Express from 3-8 p.m. The Pale Horses take the stage from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., also at the Pa-vilion.
Sunday’s wrap-up will include free entertain-ment from the Dujka Brothers and Red Ravens at the Pavilion from 1-7:30 p.m.
The Jamboree will be a lot more than music, how-ever. The Jamboree in-cludes Cookoffs in several categories, a carnival, soft-
ball tournament, Antique Farm Tractor & Engine show, car show, the Grand Parade, and lots of other
games and contests.Lavaca County residents
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The Tim Hall Band, along with Southern Express, will be featured July 28 during the annual Moulton Jamboree.
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Are leading U.S. citizens, including former Presi-dents, major corporate of-ficers and leading artists, engaged in the occult? A Gonzales man says he has the evidence that they are.
Gonzales’ Mike Hanson has just released Bohemian Grove: Cult of Con-spiracy (Power of Prophecy Press, $30).
Hanson says he actually clandestine-ly entered the Bohemian Grove encampment with a hidden video camera and recorded the astonishing things that went on there. He says he was eye-witness to the huge owl statue, en-shrouded in flames, that was worshipped and paid homage to during an occult ritual of the Bohemians.
In this mind-boggling book Hanson describes this occult rituals and provides incredible details of other activities. It is the only ma-jor book ever published exposing the Bohemian Grove.
Hanson’s work includes
not only a list of Bohemian Grove members, but many never-before-published photographs.
The Bohemian Club’s membership rolls include
current and former U.S. Presidents, heavy-hitting cor-porate chieftains, and high govern-ment officials. Min-gling among them are a number of Hollywood movie stars, Broadway
producers, famous musicians, authors, paint-ers and poets. These are America’s most powerful men.
They secretly meet for 17 days each July at a place called the Bohemian Grove, a remote forest of ancient redwood trees in the deep Northern California woods.
Discover the horror of the secret rituals and strange perversions en-gaged in at the Bohemian Grove. Is this where your future and the destiny of the entire planet is decided?
The book can be ordered online at powerofprophecy.com.
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SHINER — The 33rd An-nual Half Moon Holidays are set here Saturday, July 7.
This year, the 2012 Half Moon Holidays will be held in Welhausen Park, located just two blocks from down-town Shiner on Avenue E (Highway 90A) between 9th and 10th Streets.
The Fun Run will start and end in Green Dickson Park (as always).
There will be plenty of parking, food and drinks for all ages, and lots of fun activities to watch or par-ticipate in.
The parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m., followed by the 9th Street Tractor Show. other events include a washer tournament, games, a biergarten and food and craft booths.
A softball tournament is
also scheduled at Green-Dickson park.
With food, drinks, activi-ties, music, a 5K/10K Fun Run on Saturday morning, and ending with an old-fashioned Fireworks Show, there will be fun for the whole family.
On the bandstand, DJ Reid Schaeffer will spin the tunes, along with polka music from local artists from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and fun family-friendly music from 1-4:30 p.m. Vic and Beaver will perform classic hits from 5-7 p.m.
The fireworks get under-way at Green-Dickson Park at 9:15 p.m., and after the big show there’s another big show: Los Kolaches will provide the music for a street dance following the fireworks.
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you could find yourself
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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Common sense may be what
you use to operate, Taurus, but this week a little imagination and spontaneity could be the secret to achieving great success in the next few days.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Be careful with whom you
share your goals, Gemini. While there just may be a few copycats who want to steal your thunder, you could find a promotion is
stolen away as well.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, explore new ways of
doing things this week, especially in your professional life. There’s always room to grow and a new perspective might make things easier.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, be careful of a misstep
when you move into new terri-tory. Don’t leak information be-fore you have fully developed the ideas, or things could get tricky.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Cosmic fog is clouding your
reality, Virgo. It is unlikely you will be able to make a sound de-cision, so it is best to wait a while before tackling difficult or life-altering projects.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, there is no time for day-
dreaming right now. There’s sim-
ply too much to get done. Start on small tasks and build up to the larger ones.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Sometimes the best growth
comes from not knowing where you’re heading, Scorpio. While you may want to have a game plan, let creative energy drive you instead.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Sagittarius, though right now you can probably get away with saying whatever comes into your mind, it’s better to stick to the subject at hand. Censor yourself a little.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, a fear of failure may
override your ambition. Don’t let
these feelings compromise your plan for doing something new and different.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, it can be a little
challenging to figure out what is bothering you, but be patient. The truth will be revealed in due time. Focus on something else.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you may have some
unfinished business to complete, but it won’t get done right away. Focus on the task at hand.
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It was beloved cowboy humorist Will Rogers who made the following sage observation: “Nobody wants to be called common people, especially common people.”
Do you think you could eat 80 pounds of chicken? If you’re like the average American, that’s how much you will consume this year.
You’ve probably heard or even used the term “fly off the handle” to describe someone losing their temper. You probably don’t realize, though, that the handle referred to was originally an axe handle. Sometimes the blade
of such a tool would be improperly fastened to the handle, and would therefore be sent flying when the axe was being used.
The composer who wrote the famous song “Que Sera, Sera” also wrote the theme song to the 1960s TV show “Mr. Ed.”
Those who study such things say that England’s Elizabeth I owned 3,000 dresses.
If you make a trip to Venice to see the famous canals, keep an eye out for any gondola not painted black. If you see one, you can be sure that it belongs
to a high official in the government; they are the only ones permitted by law to have gondolas in any other color.
The world’s single largest consumer of fossil fuels is the United States military.
You might be surprised to learn that, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, half of all American children suffer at least one dog bite before the age of 12. The ASPCA also says that most of those bites aren’t from strange animals; rather, it’s the family pet or a friend or neighbor’s dog that does the biting.
***Thought for the Day:
“Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.” -- Carl Sagan
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